JK NC Gen Sec A. M. Sagar pitches for restoration of statehood key to development, lasting Peace

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 22 (STC): Restoration of full statehood for Jammu and Kashmir is central to achieving sustained development, effective governance, lasting peace in the region, said Ali Mohammmad Sagar, General Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.
According to him, downgrading of J&K to a Union Territory has constrained local governance structures, hindered administrative effectiveness and left critical decisions beyond the reach of the region’s elected representatives.
He was addressing party functionaries and media representatives and underscored that genuine progress in Jammu and Kashmir can only be secured when the people’s democratic rights are fully restored and the region is empowered with the authority of an elected state government. Sagar said that the National Conference has consistently championed constitutional methods and democratic struggle to ensure that the promise of statehood made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir is honoured without further delay. He reaffirmed that the demand for statehood is not merely political rhetoric but a legitimate aspiration rooted in restoring constitutional dignity, self-confidence and administrative control to the people.

(Straight Talk Communications)