Hope Supreme Court will consider people’s expectations on restoration of Statehood: J&K Deputy Chief Minister

Forward of possible listening to of a petition concerning restoration of Statehood to J&Okay, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday (October 9, 2025) hoped that the Supreme Court docket (SC) will take into account folks’s expectations on restoration of Statehood.

“The SC should take into account the bottom realities. The present state of affairs raises an necessary query: whether or not J&Okay must be ruled by leaders elected by the folks or by people who’ve been in energy with out electoral mandate for a number of years,” Mr. Choudhary stated.

The SC is prone to hear a petition on restoration of Statehood on Friday (October 10, 2025). “The SC ought to consider the considerations and expectations of abnormal folks. The SC’s determination won’t solely be authorized however may also carry a deep message for the folks of the area who’ve participated within the democratic course of and positioned their belief in elected representatives,” the Deputy Chief Minister stated.

He additionally criticised the BJP chief and Chief of Opposition Sunil Sharma for his remarks on the functioning of the Omar Abdullah authorities. “NC will hold demanding Statehood. The BJP has most popular to stay silent and even afraid to even discuss it. This regardless of the truth that folks of Jammu despatched 28 BJP leaders to the Meeting,” he added.

In the meantime, J&Okay Pradesh Congress Committee has determined to launch a contemporary starvation strike beneath the banner “Hamari Riyasat Hamra Haq” to press for restoration of full Statehood to J&Okay.

A Congress spokesman stated the starvation strike will begin from October 18. “The occasion leaders and district presidents ought to gear up for the starvation strike to strongly impress upon the Centre to fulfil its promise with regard to restoration of Statehood to J&Okay,” J&Okay Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra stated.