Overview

• The chief minister publicly asked the prime minister to honour the promise of restoring statehood, acknowledging it did not happen in the first year.
• The Supreme Court is hearing a plea on restoring statehood, with the Union government granted four weeks to file its response in the latest hearing.
• Abdullah said the cabinet has approved a sub-committee’s report on reservations and will send it to the Lieutenant Governor for approval within days.
• Opposition parties, led by the BJP, accuse the government of failing to meet manifesto commitments, while the NC cites limited welfare steps and urges judgment at the end of its five-year term.
• The administration’s first year was strained by the Pahalgam terror attack, cross-border shelling and floods that hurt tourism and damaged infrastructure.