PM Modi’s Statehood promise should carry weight: Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is pressuring the central government to fulfill Prime Minister Modi's promise to restore statehood to the region. Abdullah is organizing protests and calling for cross-party unity to demand constitutional guarantees and democratic rights.
Why it matters
The restoration of statehood for J&K remains a critical issue in Indian federalism and regional stability, highlighting ongoing tensions between the state government and the central administration.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated promise to restore Jammu and Kashmir ’s Statehood, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday (July 12, 2026) said a commitment made by the country’s highest elected leader should carry weight.
“In (Jammu’s) Katra, the Prime Minister talked about the restoration of J&K’s Statehood, with these words that ‘it isn’t an ordinary promise but Modi’s promise’. If the PM makes a promise, it should carry some weight, and there should be some action on it,” said Mr. Abdullah, addressing a public rally in J&K’s winter capital Jammu.
This was the second major public rally by the ruling National Conference (NC) ahead of its proposed July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand restoration of Statehood and constitutional guarantees. On Saturday (July 11), Mr. Abdullah addressed a similar rally in J&K’ summer capital Srinagar.
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