Oppn parties want J-K statehood restored

Jammu, November 8

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Several prominent persons, including three former ministers, affiliated to different political parties and an independent district development council (DDC) member on Monday pledged to safeguard the interests of Jammu province amid demands for restoration of statehood to J&K.

A seminar on “Understanding Jammu: Challenges and way ahead” was organised by the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan (DSS) founded by former minister Lal Singh, and was attended among others by J&K Congress vice-president Raman Bhalla and National Panthers Party (NPP) chairman Harsh Dev Singh, both former ministers.

They said the platform was not against any “religion or region” but an exercise to unite the people of Jammu region against the BJP, which has allegedly betrayed them by its “hollow promises and misleading statements”.

“The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, founded by Dogra rulers, was dismembered and promises were made to the people of Jammu region that the decades of discrimination will be undone… they have misled the public and all their promises have proved a hoax,” Bhalla said. — PTI

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