NEW DELHI, Oct 7: An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking restoration of the statehood of Jammu & Kashmir within two months.
Filed by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshaid Ahmad Malik, the plea contends that the failure to restore the statehood of Jammu & Kashmir is gravely affecting the rights of the citizens the Valley.
The petitioner states that since the recently concluded assembly elections were conducted peacefully, there would be “no security concerns” in case the top court passed a direction to restore statehood to the Valley within a time-bound period.
Bhat maintains that the Valley always had a federal relationship with the Union of India. Thus, it is of utmost importance that the status of statehood is restored “so that they can enjoy an autonomy in their individual identity and also play an important part in the overall development of the Country.”
