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Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Meghwal connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026) said Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would beryllium restored soon, prompting a speedy effect from Chief Minsiter Omar Abdullah who said that helium hoped that the hold is not excessively long.
After attending a relation astatine the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) successful Srinagar, Mr. Meghwal told reporters that portion it was a "very delicate issue", Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said successful the LoK Sabha that J&K's statehood would beryllium restored.
"You volition get it but determination is simply a process for it. I consciousness you volition soon get to perceive astir a determination successful this regard," helium said.
Reacting to Mr. Meghwal's comment, Mr. Abdullah, who was besides contiguous astatine the function, said, "I heard connected the sidelines that the [Union] Minister said that we volition beryllium proceeding bully quality soon.
"It has been 1 and a fractional years of wait. We anticipation we bash not person to hold overmuch longer," Mr. Abdullah told reporters.
The Chief Minister said nary 1 successful Jammu and Kashmir volition beryllium satisfied till it is done.
"The process is on, [though] it is taking longer. We were expecting to get it by present but we person not got it yet. We person not fixed up hope, we are talking to the Centre connected it continuously," helium added.
Home Minister Shah, portion speaking successful Lok Sabha connected February 13, 2021, said Jammu and Kashmir's Union territory presumption was impermanent and its statehood would beryllium restored.
On August 5, 2019, the Centre abrogated Article 370, which accorded a peculiar presumption to the erstwhile authorities of Jammu and Kashmir. The authorities besides divided Jammu and Kashmir into 2 Union territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
