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National Conference Rejects Conditional Statehood and Threatens Supreme Court Action

NC leaders say imposing conditions like fresh polls or term completion undermines Jammu and Kashmir’s elected government, prompting a potential legal challenge.

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**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEOS** Anantnag: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah speaks to the media, at Pahalgam in Anantnag, J&K, Saturday, May 3, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_03_2025_000498A)
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Overview

  • Media reports indicate the Centre is weighing statehood restoration by August only if fresh assembly elections are held or after the current five-year term concludes.
  • NC spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq dismissed these riders as a deliberate effort by dual-governance beneficiaries to sow confusion and limit local authority.
  • Party president Farooq Abdullah has warned that any further inordinate delay in full statehood will force the National Conference to move the Supreme Court.
  • The Supreme Court’s December 2023 verdict upheld the abrogation of Article 370 while directing the Centre to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood at an early date.
  • Security lapses in the April Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives, have sharpened calls for full state powers to improve governance and public safety.