# Congress demands statehood, job and land safeguards for J&K 2026-08-08T19:41:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Thursday demanded constitutional safeguards for land and public employment in Jammu and Kashmir, along with immediate restoration of full statehood. Speaking on seven years of Article 370 abrogation, he said J&K remains under an unelected Lieutenant Governor who overrides elected government decisions, violating federal principles., Hussain reminded the Prime Minister and Home Minister of their repeated but unfulfilled assurances to restore statehood. He urged the Union government to honour its commitment without further delay. Delimitation and elections have been completed, yet full democratic self-governance remains absent, he argued. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Article 370, autonomy, Congress, Jammu and Kashmir statehood, Syed Naseer Hussain Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/congress-demands-statehood-job-and-land-safeguards-for-jk/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/congress-demands-statehood-job-and-land-safeguards-for-jk/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.