J&K being punished on Statehood status because people voted NC to power: Omar Abdullah
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has accused the central government of delaying the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir as a punitive measure for the National Conference's electoral success. He criticized the BJP's inconsistent stance on special status and constitutional rights.
Why it matters
The ongoing dispute over statehood status reflects deep-seated political friction between regional leadership and the central government in India.
Days ahead of a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar over Statehood and constitutional rights, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday (July 11, 2026) said the Centre was delaying Statehood status to J&K under the garb of “appropriate time phrase without identifying signs of it” and construing “our patience as weakness”.
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) workers during the workers convention, outskirts of Srinagar, on July 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR
In a show of strength, hundreds of NC workers assembled at Naseem Bagh on the 26th death anniversary of Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah, wife of the party founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah. It’s for the first time since the 1990 that the NC held a massive rally at the graveyard of the party founders.
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