Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with top political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir at his Delhi residence today, in the first such meeting after the region's special status was scrapped in 2019.
A meeting of all the political parties of Jammu and Kashmir with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is underway at the latter’s official residence in New Delhi. This is a crucial meet with 14 leaders, including four former chief ministers, in attendance to chalk out the future political course of action in J&K.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement questioning the removal of Jammu and Kashmir statehood came as PM Modi is heading J-K all-party meeting in New Delhi.
Leaders of eight political parties from J&K, several of whom were detained for months since the bifurcation of the state in August 2019 drove down the Modi’s 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence for the free-wheeling discussions where Home Minister Amit Shah and J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha were also present.
Our expectations are that it should be a good beginning to resolve the issues, concerns of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Whatever has been done to us is not within the limits of the Constitution, says CPI-M leader Yousuf Tarigami ahead of all-party meeting with PM Modi. "Our rights guaranteed under the provisions of the Constitution of India have been snatched from us. We will demand the government and PM to reconsider and restore those rights which have been guaranteed by the Constituent Assembly of India," Tarigami added.
This will be the first meeting between PM Modi and the leaders of J&K since the Centre scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories in August 2019.
Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Ghulam Ahmad Mir said that the party will demand from the Prime Minister to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir during an all-party meet later today. Mir and former CM Ghulam Nabi Azad will attend the meeting.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) chief Farooq Abdullah leaves his residence in Srinagar to participate in the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting with the leaders of Jammu and Kashmir today. A total of 14 leaders, including National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, People's Conference leader Sajad Lone and Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Apni Party leader Altaf Bukhari, will attend the meet at the Prime Minister’s residence in Delhi. BJP J&K unit leaders Kavinder Gupta, Nirmal Singh, and Ravinder Singh, and Bhim Singh from J&K Panthers will also attend today's meet.
During the over 3-hour-long all-party meeting, PM Modi said that there would be political differences but everyone should work in national interest so that people of J&K benefit.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a meeting with all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir on June 24.
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"My father has tested positive for COVID-19 & is showing some symptoms. I will be self-isolating along with other family members until we get ourselves tested," Omar Abdullah wrote on Twitter.
On the revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution, Abdullah said it is not just a Kashmir-centric issue and much more important for the regions of Jammu and Ladakh.
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