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National Conference president Farooq Abdullah connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026) said that his enactment has faced bullets for India and is prepared to bash truthful again if necessary, dismissing the BJP's assertion that the NC seeks to revive stone-pelting and coercion successful the region.
The erstwhile Chief Minister rejected calls for a caller bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, labelling specified demands arsenic "foolish and ignorant." He expressed anticipation that Ladakh, which was designated arsenic a abstracted Union Territory successful 2019, mightiness yet beryllium reunited with the erstwhile state.
Mr. Abdullah besides ruled retired the instauration of further districts wrong the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He criticised the request for abstracted divisions for the Pir Panjal and Chenab valleys, describing it arsenic portion of the 'Dixon Plan', a connection made successful September 1950 by Sir Owen Dixon, a UN typical and erstwhile main justness of Australia, aimed astatine resolving the Jammu and Kashmir quality betwixt India and Pakistan.
Talking to reporters connected the sidelines of his party's two-day normal of artifact presidents and secretaries successful Jammu, Mr. Abdullah laughed disconnected the alleged comments from a elder BJP leader, who claimed that the NC and the PDP thrive connected unrest and purpose to revive stone-pelting and coercion successful the region.
"Tell him that those who privation to make disturbance are them, not us. We person taken bullets for staying with India, and we are acceptable to instrumentality them again if needed,” the NC person said.
When asked astir caller statements from definite BJP leaders advocating for statehood for Jammu pursuing its separation from Kashmir, supported by Peoples Conference Chief Sajad Gani Lone and erstwhile Srinagar politician Junaid Mattoo, Mr. Abdullah said his enactment had ne'er entertained specified thoughts.
"We ne'er wanted to abstracted Ladakh. What payment did Ladakh receive? Today, adjacent the radical of Ladakh accidental they privation to beryllium reunited with the state; they bash not privation Union Territory status. What benignant of speech is this? These radical are foolish and ignorant. This is the authorities of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh, and, Inshallah (God willing), 1 time Ladakh volition return," helium asserted.
Regarding PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti's telephone for divisional presumption for the Pir Panjal and Chenab valleys and the instauration of much districts, Abdullah reiterated that this is portion of the Dixon Plan.
“The Dixon Plan is precise old, proposing to disagreement the authorities on the Chenab River to signifier greater Kashmir. But Parmar Sahib (first main curate of Himachal Pradesh Y S Parmar) opposed immoderate division. Many radical privation to interruption the state, but they volition ne'er succeed,” helium emphasised.
He said the instauration of further districts was unnecessary, noting that the existing districts were capable and required focused administration.
In effect to Ms. Mufti's comments connected rising unemployment, helium questioned her way grounds arsenic Chief Minister arsenic good arsenic that of her father, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, emphasising that it is casual to criticise others portion ignoring one's ain responsibilities.
When asked astir U.S. President Donald Trump inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to beryllium portion of the 'Board of Peace' aimed astatine fostering lasting bid successful Gaza, Abdullah noted that the 2 leaders stock a long-standing relationship, though it has experienced immoderate disturbances. "But, Inshallah (God willing), the relationship volition beryllium restored, and we volition determination forward,” helium said.
On the taxable of whether talks should beryllium held with Pakistan, Mr. Abdullah accused the media of having "Pakistan phobia" and referenced erstwhile Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's remark that neighbours cannot beryllium changed.
He questioned the characterisation of Pakistan arsenic "reckless," pointing retired that recklessness is not confined to immoderate 1 country.
