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Tourism To Boost Jobs For Gurez Youth: CM Omar
Kashmir Observer
|AUGUST 08, 2025 ISSUE
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reiterated the demand for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, saying the region must regain its state status “as soon as possible.”
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the National Tribal Festival in Gurez valley, Omar said it has been a long time since the Supreme Court urged the Centre to act swiftly on the matter.
“When the court gave its verdict on Article 370, two critical points were made—one was to hold assembly elections within a stipulated timeframe and the other was about restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest,” Omar said. “A lot of time has passed since that ruling. We want Jammu and Kashmir to become a state again as soon as possible.”
This story is from the AUGUST 08, 2025 ISSUE edition of Kashmir Observer.
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