Omar Abdullah Says Statehood Delay Has Cost Him ‘Huge Political Capital’ in Jammu and Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed deep frustration over the continued delay in restoring full statehood to the Union Territory, acknowledging that the issue has damaged not only public confidence in the Centre but also his own political standing. In a recent interview with journalist Karan Thapar for The Wire, Abdullah said the anger and disappointment over the delay was no longer directed exclusively at the Narendra Modi government. He said he had also suffered a significant political cost because he chose to build a constructive relationship with the Union government in the hope that statehood…
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