{"id":88972,"date":"2025-06-25T23:45:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=88972"},"modified":"2025-06-25T23:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:19:30","slug":"roshan-kashmir-home-lead-if-statehood-needs-bjp-cm-ill-step-aside-but-let-centre-be-honest-omar-abdullah-people-gave-me-five-years-thats-what-im-committed-to-my-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/roshan-kashmir-home-lead-if-statehood-needs-bjp-cm-ill-step-aside-but-let-centre-be-honest-omar-abdullah-people-gave-me-five-years-thats-what-im-committed-to-my-gov\/","title":{"rendered":"If statehood needs BJP CM, i\u2019ll step aside, But let centre Be honest: Omar Abdullah “People gave me five years, that\u2019s what i\u2019m committed to, my govt can\u2019t be Judged in five months; Those who say i should resign didn\u2019t quit when people were dying; referred reservation report to law Deptt to avoid legal hurdles, Parliament\u2019s share of reservation won\u2019t Be touched, will act within our authority\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

People gave me five years, that\u2019s what i\u2019m committed to, my govt can\u2019t be Judged in five months; Those who say i should resign didn\u2019t quit when people were dying; referred reservation report to law Deptt to avoid legal hurdles, Parliament\u2019s share of reservation won\u2019t Be touched, will act within our authority\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Srinagar, June 25 : Demanding that the central government should come clean about its intentions, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he is ready to make way for a BJP chief minister if that is what it takes to restore statehood to the J&K.<\/p>\n

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Speaking exclusively to KNS , Omar said central government should state clearly whether statehood will only be granted under a BJP-led government in J&K. \u201cIf statehood needs a BJP CM, I\u2019ll step aside. At least the people of Jammu and Kashmir will get back their statehood\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n

Omar said that his government is fully committed to fulfill the promises made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir over its five-year term.He added that expectations must align with democratic timelines, and that the mandate given to him is not for five weeks or months, but for a full term.<\/p>\n

Omar said that electricity supply has improved compared to last year and that key infrastructure projects are being pushed forward. \u201cOnly yesterday, we approved a ?10,600 crore package for road and tunnel connectivity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Reacting to a remark made by Muzaffar Hussain Baigh that he should resign if he cannot perform, Omar said, \u201cWhy should I resign? Did anyone resign in 2016 when people were dying? At that time, we were hearing about milk and toffees. No apology was ever made,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said that his government has not betrayed its mandate. \u201cDid you expect that the Assembly would pass a resolution for special status? You didn\u2019t. But we did it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On the reservation issue, Omar said the matter has been referred to the law department for legal clarity. \u201cWe want to ensure that no cabinet decision gets stuck in court. That\u2019s why we have followed due process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the sub-committee on reservation has worked faster than expected. \u201cMany thought the committee would take six years. But it completed its report and submitted it quickly,\u201d he said. \u201cThis problem was not created by me. But I am trying to solve it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Omar also criticised PDP leaders for remaining silent when the reservation quota was being increased. \u201cWhere was Mehbooba Mufti\u2019s voice then? Where was Sajjad Lone\u2019s voice? They were busy looking for government houses and security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also said that PDP leaders avoided speaking against the reservation issue to safeguard their vote banks. \u201cThey wanted Pahari and Gujjar votes in Rajouri-Poonch. So they told their candidates not to say a word about reservation,\u201d he said. \u201cNow, after losing the elections, they are suddenly raising their voices,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Omar said the cabinet will soon take a final call on the reservation issue once the law department completes its review. \u201cWe are not touching the part of reservation that comes under Parliament. But we will act on the part that is within our authority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the government will not make any move that could be legally challenged later. \u201cWe want to make decisions that are legally sound and beneficial to the people,\u201d he added.(KNS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People gave me five years, that’s what i’m committed to, my govt can’t be Judged in five months; Those who say i should resign didn’t quit when people were dying; referred reservation report to law Deptt to avoid legal hurdles, Parliament’s share of reservation won’t Be touched, will act within our authority” Srinagar, June 25 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lead"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88972"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88975,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88972\/revisions\/88975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}