Earning the rumors of Jammu and Kashmir getting state status soon, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that nothing like this is going to happen in the coming days. Along with this, Omar Abdullah has also hoped to be something positive during the upcoming monsoon session of the assembly.
The discussion of restoring the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir began after continuous meetings of President Draupadi Murmu with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
These speculation got further wind when Amit Shah met some leaders of Jammu and Kashmir and local BJP Chief. According to sources, Prime Minister Modi has also called an important meeting of NDA MPs on Tuesday.
Reacting to the rumors, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a social media post, “I have heard every thing about what happens in Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow, so I take out my neck and say that tomorrow nothing will happen. Fortunately nothing will happen, but unfortunately nothing will be positive. I am still expecting about something positive for Jammu and Kashmir in Parliament’s monsoon session.”
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Omar Abdullah also denied any meeting or negotiation with the central leadership in Delhi. He said, “This is just an inner feeling. Let’s see this time this time.”
On August 5, 2019, Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir with an overwhelming majority in Parliament by the Modi government at the Center was canceled. After this decision, the state was divided into two different union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Back to back meetings and stir …
On Sunday, Prime Minister Modi met President Draupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Interestingly, the details of this meeting were not provided. PIB’s statement is usually issued after such meetings.
Hours after the meeting, Amit Shah held a meeting with the President. In the first two days of this month, the Home Minister also held meetings with Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Sat Sharma and Ladakh Ladakh Ladakh Governor Kavinder Gupta.
On Monday, Imran Raza Ansari, President of All J&K Shia Association, met Amit Shah to discuss the ground reality of the Union Territory.
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Looking at these meetings, experts and social media users also estimated that it could be issued a list before bringing a bill to give state status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Retired army officer and author Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon said that there was a lot of speculation about what can be announced on August 5. He said in social media posts, “Peace in Kashmir has come at a big price of human life. We should not take any decision in a hurry.”
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