Overview
- BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma renewed a push to carve a separate Jammu state, citing alleged discrimination in development and representation.
- J&K BJP leaders Sat Sharma, Ashok Kaul and Altaf Thakur said the demand reflects his personal view, not the party line.
- NC president Farooq Abdullah told supporters in Jammu that Jammu and Kashmir are inseparable, rejecting any bifurcation.
- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah warned that splitting Jammu would repeat governance failures seen in Ladakh after the 2019 reorganisation.
- PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti and the Congress leadership condemned the idea as divisive and reaffirmed support for unified statehood for the entire Union Territory.