Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday said that the party’s primary agenda in the upcoming budget session of the J&K Legislative Assembly will be the restoration of statehood.
Karra, while speaking to the news agency KNO said that Congress legislators will meet in Jammu on Sunday to devise their strategy.
Responding to a query whether NC and Congress legislators will hold a joint meeting before the session commences, Kara said, “No such meeting has been called.”
Asked about the anticipated stormy session, particularly with opposition parties like the Peoples Democratic Party and People Conference expected to raise issues like the liquor ban, Karra said, “The government has its own standing, while the opposition has its democratic rights to raise issues.”
“Our prime issue remains the restoration of statehood. The confusion surrounding governance today is a direct result of the delay in reinstating statehood, which has also impeded the framing of business rules,” Karra said.
He also claimed that the Congress has transformed the demand for statehood into a “people’s movement”, beginning with Jammu.
