‘I had a demotion’: Omar Abdullah rakes up statehood issue; says LG got promoted | India News – Times of India

‘I had a demotion’: Omar Abdullah rakes up statehood issue; says LG got promoted | India News – Times of India

Omar Abdullah NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday brought up the issue of the restoration of statehood to the Union territory, at the flagging-off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Vande Bharat Express between Srinagar and the pilgrim town of Katra.“If you see, by the blessings of Mata (Vaishno…

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‘Stubbornly refused to visit Manipur’: Congress slams PM Modi’s ‘hypocrisy’ over statehood day post | India News – The Times of India

‘Stubbornly refused to visit Manipur’: Congress slams PM Modi’s ‘hypocrisy’ over statehood day post | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the people of Manipur on statehood day. Congress called the move “hollow” and said that it reflected “his hypocrisy” as he had failed to visit the strife-torn state even once since the violence began on May 3, 2023.“Greetings to the people of Manipur…

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Farooq presses for J&K statehood, says govt will provide succour to illegal Rohingyas – Times of India

Farooq presses for J&K statehood, says govt will provide succour to illegal Rohingyas – Times of India

JAMMU: National Conference chief, Farooq Abdullah, on Tuesday pressed for the restoration of J&K statehood at the earliest, reminding the Centre of its promise. “Union government should deliver on its pledge in Supreme Court,” he told reporters in Kathua.A day after BJP demanded a CBI probe to identify the facilitators helping Rohingyas and Bangladeshis illegally…

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