J&K parties question NC move to hold protest in Delhi over Statehood

Several Opposition parties, including Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), J&K Apni Party, Awami Ittehad Party, J&K Peoples Conference and an NC Member of Parliament on Thursday (June 4, 2026) questioned the ruling National Conference’s (NC) move to hold a protest in New Delhi over Statehood and constitutional guarantees. “The Dachigam meeting of ruling NC legislators was being projected as something significant. It isn’t. The NC doesn’t have a history of surprising Delhi. It has a history of disappointing Kashmiris. We have seen this script before and there is little reason to expect a different ending this time,” said PDP leader Yasir Reshi.