{"id":2735,"date":"2025-10-31T19:41:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2025-10-31T19:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:41:55","slug":"cm-omar-questions-delay-in-restoring-jk-statehood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/cm-omar-questions-delay-in-restoring-jk-statehood\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Omar questions delay in restoring J&K statehood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Says post-Pahalgam situation would have never occurred under his govt\u2019s control on security<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, Oct 31: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned the delay in restoring statehood, saying the situation witnessed after the Pahalgam attack would never have occurred if security control had been under his government.<\/p>\n

Addressing a gathering during the inauguration of Noor Jahan Bridge in Qamarwari area here, Omar, as per the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that at present, shikaras, taxis, and houseboats are lying empty after the Pahalgam attack. \u201cWho has control over security? I don\u2019t have the responsibility for security. If it had been in our hands, we would never have allowed such a situation to occur,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Chief Minister further said that during his six years in office, there was not a single incident where tourists were targeted. \u201cOur 36 guests have been killed in Pahalgam, and we are being asked to work. We know how to work; you do your job,\u201d he said, apparently reacting to the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s statement that the elected government has enough powers which should be utilised for public welfare.<\/p>\n

He added that, at the very least, the promises made in the Supreme Court (SC) and Parliament to the people of J&K should be fulfilled. \u201cWhy are they afraid of statehood? Why aren\u2019t they ready to step down? If people voted for that promise, then why is it being delayed? Except for a few recently elected MLAs, all parties, be it the NC, BJP, or PDP, sought votes on the promise of statehood. People were told that statehood would be restored after the elections, but now they are being asked to wait for the \u2018right time\u2019. I will wait, but tell me, how will we know when the right time has come?” he said.<\/p>\n

Omar added, “As Chief Minister, I should be informed of the goal set for the restoration of statehood so that we can prepare ourselves and help people out of this situation, where employees are being terminated and residents are being evicted from their homes without any explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to the inauguration of the bridge in Qamarwari, the CM said his government remains committed to its promises and will fulfil them all. \u201cWe are not among those who give a clean chit to themselves; rather, I am among those who acknowledge shortcomings as well. Hopefully, my colleagues and I will work together to ensure the development of Srinagar,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Chief Minister urged officials to assign a proper name to the bridge, as it currently has three names – Qamarwari Bridge, Noorbagh Bridge, and Noor Jahan Bridge, which is creating confusion. (KNO).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Says post-Pahalgam situation would have never occurred under his govt\u2019s control on security Srinagar, Oct 31: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned the delay in restoring statehood, saying the situation witnessed after the Pahalgam attack would never have occurred if security control had been under his government. Addressing a gathering during the inauguration of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2735"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2738,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2735\/revisions\/2738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}