J&K feels deeply betrayed over Centre’s failure to restore statehood: CM Omar 

Srinagar, Sep 24: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the people of J&K are feeling deeply betrayed over the Centre’s failure to restore statehood, despite repeated assurances.

Omar Abdullah drew a comparison with Ladakh, saying even that Union Territory had not been promised statehood yet its people are protesting over their perceived betrayal.

Taking to micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter) the chief minister Omar Abdullah said: “Ladakh wasn’t even promised statehood, they celebrated UT status in 2019 and they feel betrayed and angry. Now try to imagine how betrayed and disappointed we in J&K feel when the promise of statehood to J&K remains unfulfilled even though we have gone about demanding it democratically, peacefully and responsibly,” he said.

Omar Abdullah’s statement comes at a time when violence in Ladakh has intensified, with protests demanding statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule.