Overview

• The Jammu and Kashmir chief minister warned New Delhi not to exploit public patience over statehood and cautioned that conditions can deteriorate quickly.
• He said statehood was pledged as the third step after delimitation and elections, asserting that the Centre must now fulfill that promise.
• Pledging to resign rather than align with the BJP to hasten statehood, Abdullah said he would not compromise on principles for political gain.
• Urging peaceful advocacy, he opposed street protests due to the risk of violence and referenced reports of firing within an hour of demonstrations in Ladakh.
• Tensions have risen after the September 24 violence in Leh and the detention of Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, while J&K remains a Union Territory nearly a year after the 2024 assembly polls.