J&K Cong to launch campaign for statehood restoration from April 22

The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit is planning a one-and-a-half-month-long campaign from April 22 over statehood restoration demand, a party leader said.

Its state unit chief Tariq Hameed Karra chaired a meeting in Jammu to finalise the strategy of intensifying the statehood movement and “save the constitution” campaign in the Union Territory on the instructions of the party’s Central leadership.

“The betrayal of the BJP on the issue of statehood restoration and not extending powers to the elected government to come up to expectations of the sufferings of the people will be exposed during the campaign,” a party spokesperson said.

He said the programme will start with a meeting of senior leaders from all districts and blocks in Jammu on April 22 followed by province-level protest rallies in Jammu on April 29 against the “onslaught on the constitution by Modi government” and its “vindictive politics” against the opposition.