NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi extended wishes to NC leader Omar Abdhullah for taking charge as the CM of Jammu and Kashmir , which marked the first elected government since abrogation of Article 370 in August of 2019. Rahul Gandhi, whose party has decided to forgo ministries 'for now' due to 'unhappiness' over statehood not being granted to the union territory of J&K, said "government formation without statehood felt incomplete". He further reiterated his claim that democracy was "snatched" from the people and vowed to continue to fight for the cause until the objective is met.
"Today we renew our pledge to continue our fight until statehood is fully restored," the Leader of Opposition wrote on his post while also congratulating the newly crowned CM of the union territory. Omar Abdullah acknowledged Rahul Gandhi's wishes and hailed his presence along with Priyanka Gandhi at the event. "The people of J&K look towards you for your continued support as we work to get our statehood back.
Your presence today along with Priyanka Gandhi gave us a lot of encouragement & the family was really happy to get to spend some time with both of you," he wrote on X responding to Rahul's congratulatory post. The Congress party is unhappy over the fact that statehood has not been restored to Jammu and Kashmir, Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Tariq Hameed Karra said earlier in the day. "The statehood has not been restored to J& K.
We are unhappy, therefore, we are no.