Srinagar, Jun 3 (NVI): The ruling Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said it will hold a protest in New Delhi on the opening day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session to press for the restoration of statehood to the Union Territory and seek constitutional guarantees.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s leadership, ministers and legislators chaired by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at Dachigam on the outskirts of Srinagar.
Addressing reporters after the meeting, NC chief spokesperson and MLA Tanvir Sadiq said the party’s legislature wing discussed a range of political and developmental issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir.
Sadiq said the party had decided to stage a protest in the national capital, either at Jantar Mantar or another designated venue, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
“The National Conference has decided that on the first day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session, we will hold a protest in Delhi over the demand for restoration of statehood and constitutional guarantees,” he said.
Reiterating the party’s stand, Sadiq said restoration of statehood remained the NC’s primary demand and was linked to the constitutional rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“The time has now come to seek back what has been taken away from us,” he said.
The NC has consistently been seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, which was reorganised into two Union Territories in August 2019 following the abrogation of Article 370.(NVI)
