Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that he is hopeful that the Supreme Court will set a deadline for restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood when it hears the case on October 10.
Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Omar as per news agency KINS said that statehood has been his government’s top priority since taking charge. “In our first cabinet meeting, we passed a resolution on statehood and I personally gave it to the Prime Minister. But for ten months, nothing has moved forward,” he said.
He added that earlier elections in J&K were held only because the Supreme Court set a deadline. “I hope this time too, the SC fixes a timeline so that our statehood is restored quickly,” CM said.
On PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s protest seeking transfer of prisoners, Omar Abdullah said such matters are decided in Delhi, not Srinagar.
“We too raised this issue with Home Minister Amit Shah. If PDP wants to protest here for show, let them, but the real decision lies in Delhi,” he said.
CM also said NC’s signature campaign for statehood is going on and will be submitted to the Centre and the Supreme Court once completed.(KINS)
