Congress Demands Full Statehood Restoration for Jammu and Kashmir
Leaders say Modi and Shah failed to restore statehood as pledged, demanding governance parity with other states plus a financial package after 26 people died in the Pahalgam attack
Overview
- AICC general secretary Syed Naseer Hussain reiterated on June 25 that Jammu and Kashmir residents deserve full statehood with equal constitutional rights
- He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of reneging on promises to reinstate statehood after assembly elections
- Hussain called for a dedicated financial package alongside governance standards matching those of other Indian states
- He highlighted a serious intelligence failure in the Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 people dead and exposed a lack of Army presence
- He emphasized the need to strengthen Congress’s organizational structure in Jammu and Kashmir following the party’s poor performance in the Jammu region