Overview

• At a Patna media event, Amit Shah said statehood would be restored at an “appropriate time” following discussions with the chief minister.
• Omar Abdullah disputed the Centre’s claim of ongoing consultations, saying he first heard of it from reports of the court hearing.
• The chief minister said he is seriously considering becoming a party to the Supreme Court petitions filed by Zahoor Ahmad Bhat and Khurshid Ahmad Malik.
• Abdullah ruled out any alliance with the BJP to hasten statehood, citing the damaging legacy of the 2015 PDP–BJP arrangement.
• He pledged to revoke the Public Safety Act through an ordinance once full statehood is restored to Jammu and Kashmir.