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Deputy CM slams BJP over secretariat gherao, flags J&K statehood delay
✍️ Daily Excelsior
🗓 30 Aug 2026, 06:33 AM
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The deputy chief minister publicly rebuked the BJP for ordering a gherao of the secretariat and questioned why the granting of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir remains stalled.
The deputy chief minister took to a press briefing to condemn the Bharatiya Janata Party's decision to call for a gherao of the state secretariat. He described the move as a political stunt that disrupts administrative functioning and undermines democratic norms.
He further asked why the BJP, which has pledged to address the status of Jammu and Kashmir, has not accelerated the process of granting full statehood to the region.
The minister highlighted that the delay in J&K's statehood has tangible consequences for governance, development funds, and representation in the Union Parliament.
No immediate response was recorded from BJP officials regarding the deputy chief minister's remarks.
The exchange adds to ongoing debates about centre-state relations and the political roadmap for Jammu and Kashmir after the 2019 reorganisation.
He further asked why the BJP, which has pledged to address the status of Jammu and Kashmir, has not accelerated the process of granting full statehood to the region.
The minister highlighted that the delay in J&K's statehood has tangible consequences for governance, development funds, and representation in the Union Parliament.
No immediate response was recorded from BJP officials regarding the deputy chief minister's remarks.
The exchange adds to ongoing debates about centre-state relations and the political roadmap for Jammu and Kashmir after the 2019 reorganisation.