{"id":184418,"date":"2025-09-27T10:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T05:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=184418"},"modified":"2025-09-27T14:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:54:05","slug":"nc-leader-slams-bjps-backtracking-on-iiojks-statehood-calls-it-assault-on-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/09\/27\/nc-leader-slams-bjps-backtracking-on-iiojks-statehood-calls-it-assault-on-democracy.html","title":{"rendered":"NC leader slams BJP\u2019s backtracking on IIOJK\u2019s statehood, calls it assault on democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jammu: National Conference leader Ajay Kumar Sadhotra has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is deliberately reneging on its promise to restore statehood to Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), branding the saffron party\u2019s actions as a blatant betrayal and a flagrant assault on the fundamental principles of democracy.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, in a statement in Jammu, Sadhotra recalled that the BJP-led government had repeatedly assured both Indian Parliament and before the Supreme Court that statehood would be restored once the delimitation exercise was completed and elections were held.<\/p>\n

\u201cDelimitation is done, elections have been conducted, yet the BJP has conveniently abandoned its commitments,\u201d Sadhotra said. \u201cThis is not only a betrayal of the people of Jammu and Kashmir but an outright rejection of the very principles of democracy itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further condemned the BJP\u2019s refusal to restore statehood as an act that tramples upon the democratic rights of millions of citizens. \u201cIndia cannot continue to treat the people of this region as second-class citizens, stripping them of their basic political identity and decision-making powers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Sadhotra emphasized that statehood is not a privilege granted by a ruling party but a fundamental democratic right that cannot be withheld to serve political expediency. The people of IIOJK have been deprived of their identity and decision-making powers for far too long, he said, adding, \u201cThe BJP\u2019s doublespeak on the issue has exposed its hypocrisy, eroded public faith, and deepened the sense of alienation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jammu: National Conference leader Ajay Kumar Sadhotra has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is deliberately reneging on its promise to restore statehood to Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), branding the saffron party\u2019s actions as a blatant betrayal and a flagrant assault on the fundamental principles of democracy. According to Kashmir Media …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":184417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t