Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated statehood is essential for special status. He emphasized the National Conference will press the central government on this promise. Abdullah expressed no expectation of restoration from the current BJP government. He argued that power sharing is impossible without statehood and a state list. The party's resolution on special status remains active and awaits statehood.

Farooq Abdullah, the president of Jammu and Kashmir's National Conference, spearheaded a protest in Delhi on Monday at J&K House. The gathering, which occurred on the first day of…

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah emphasizes statehood as essential for restoring the region's special status and power-sharing.