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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah connected Monday (June 15, 2026) said ruling National Conference (NC) legislators would go up with their program to clasp a sit-in astatine Jantar Mantar successful New Delhi connected the archetypal time of the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament and “press for Statehood”.
“At the opening of the Monsoon Session, we volition punctual the Centre of the committedness made to the radical of J&K regarding Statehood. We volition convey our connection to the federation astatine Jantar Mantar,” said Mr. Abdullah.
Referring to his caller gathering with Prime Minister Narendra Modi successful New Delhi, Mr. Abdullah said, “I discussed the (restoration of) Statehood with PM Modi too J&K’s fiscal presumption and developmental priorities.”
He said the NC authorities would proceed pursuing Statehood “through each antiauthoritarian and law means”.
On the existent preservation policy, which has irked wide class aspirants successful J&K, Mr. Abdullah said the Centre had sought clarifications connected the preservation study prepared by the J&K Cabinet Sub-Committee and forwarded to J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
“The section acrophobic has prepared replies to each the clarifications sought by the Centre. The effect has been acceptable for the past 2 to 3 days,” said Mr. Abdullah, adding the Cabinet would conscionable soon to o.k. it. “It volition beryllium sent backmost to the Centre,” helium added.
Mr. Abdullah’s effect came pursuing a property league organised by general-category students successful Budgam. “The preservation record has seen much offices than resolutions. Students are inactive waiting. We are suffering,” said pupil person Sahil Parray, who has been advocating “rationalisation” of preservation quota successful J&K.
During the Central regularisation successful J&K, a new reservation policy was framed, expanding the quota for Scheduled Tribes to 20% by including Paharis, and raising the OBC quota to 8%. At present, the quota for the reserved class successful J&K has risen to 60%-70%, leaving little than 30%-40% seats successful acquisition institutes and authorities jobs nether the unfastened category.
