J&K statehood restoration will be top priority, says Congress

NEW DELHI: NC-Congress alliance‘s victory is a verdict against BJP’s anti-people policies, its snatching of people’s rights and misuse of constitutional institutions, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Tuesday. Congress also asserted that restoration of J&K’s statehood will be top priority.
Kharge telephoned NC’s Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, and congratulated them on the alliance’s victory.
In a post on X, the Congress chief said the coalition govt will ensure that it fulfils the aspirations of the people of J&K.
Addressing a presser at the AICC headquarters in Delhi, general secretary Jairam Ramesh and media and publicity chief Pawan Khera said the coalition govt’s top priority will be restoration of statehood. They added that there will be a common programme, apart from the respective manifestos of the two parties. The alliance will provide a “responsible, responsive, accountable and transparent govt”, they said. tnn