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Congress demands statehood, job and land safeguards for J&K
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…
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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.
The Indian Opinion
Both the Centre and Congress use J&K statehood as a political football. The BJP promised restoration but hasn't delivered. Congress now demands it plus job and land protections, a stance they never pushed when in power. The real question is not which party makes promises, but whether either has a concrete timeline. The number to watch: how many sessions of Parliament in 2027 actually debate the J&K Statehood Bill.
Source: thehindu.com
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