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BJP Opposition Leader Meets Home Minister After J&K Statehood Resolution
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Core Event
On September 26, 2026, BJP Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, a day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly calling for the restoration of full statehood.
Background & Context
The resolution references two earlier documents: the 2000 report on greater autonomy and a 2024 resolution on special status. Both sought broader powers for the region when it was a state. The current demand revives the promise of statehood that the Centre affirmed at a public event attended by Sharma. Opposition parties, including the PDP, have demanded that any debate begin with a denunciation of the Centre’s revocation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.
Official Statements & Responses
- Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, rejected the BJP’s charge that the resolution is “anti-national,” emphasizing that statehood was a promise made by the Centre and reaffirmed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (attributed claim)
Verbatim Quotes
- “People of Jammu will not support the stand of the BJP on Statehood. Only way to bring relief to the people of J&K is granting Statehood. Eight BJP MLAs supported the 2000 autonomy resolution. How is it anti-national now? Mr. Abdullah made it clear that the current resolution is about Statehood, a commitment made by the Centre,” — Mr. Dar. BJP
- “When the (Omar-led) govt has lost its strength on governance, an attempt is being made to recover that by invoking references designed to stir emotion among the people of Kashmir. At no cost will the so-called autonomy resolution or Article 370 be allowed to become part of this debate,” — Sunil Sharma, BJP spokesman