Hope Supreme Court will consider people’s expectations on restoration of Statehood: J&K Deputy Chief Minister

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J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary.

J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

Ahead of apt proceeding of a petition regarding restoration of Statehood to J&K, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary connected Thursday (October 9, 2025) hoped that the Supreme Court (SC) will see people’s expectations on restoration of Statehood.

“The SC indispensable see the crushed realities. The existent script raises an important question: whether J&K should beryllium governed by leaders elected by the radical oregon by individuals who person been successful powerfulness without electoral mandate for respective years,” Mr. Choudhary said.

The SC is apt to perceive a petition connected restoration of Statehood connected Friday (October 10, 2025). “The SC should instrumentality into relationship the concerns and expectations of mean people. The SC’s determination volition not lone beryllium ineligible but volition besides transportation a heavy connection for the radical of the portion who person participated successful the antiauthoritarian process and placed their spot successful elected representatives,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.

He besides criticised the BJP person and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma for his remarks connected the functioning of the Omar Abdullah government. “NC volition support demanding Statehood. The BJP has preferred to stay soundless and adjacent acrophobic to adjacent talk astir it. This successful spite of the information that radical of Jammu sent 28 BJP leaders to the Assembly,” helium added.

Meanwhile, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee has decided to motorboat a caller hunger onslaught nether the banner “Hamari Riyasat Hamra Haq” to property for restoration of implicit Statehood to J&K.

A Congress spokesperson said the hunger onslaught volition commencement from October 18. “The enactment leaders and territory presidents should cogwheel up for the hunger onslaught to powerfully impressment upon the Centre to fulfil its committedness with respect to restoration of Statehood to J&K,” J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra said.

Published - October 10, 2025 03:15 americium IST

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