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Omar to meet Shah in Delhi today to discuss statehood restoration

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December 18, 2024

NEARLY two months after the passage of a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir cabinet on restoration of statehood, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is likely to meet Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital for the second time on Wednesday.

- FAYAZ WANI @Srinagar

During the meeting, Omar is expected to discuss restoring statehood status to J&K and clarity on Transaction of Business Rules (TBR) in the Union Territory.

"Omar Abdullah would discuss early restoration of statehood to J&K with the home minister in New Delhi on Wednesday," sources in the National Conference said.

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