J&K's statehood will be restored in near future: Ram Madhav

BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Friday sought to assure the people of Jammu and Kashmir that the statehood of the new Union territory will be restored before soon. Maintaining that there were only 30 to 32 prominent political leaders and less than 100 people overall are under preventive detention now in the Union territory, he said they too would be released “in phased manner” to pave way “for the restoration of full political activity” in the UT as per the BJP and Centre’s commitment to it.

“The BJP is in favour of granting statehood to the J&K as early as conditions permit,” he said in a reply to question over the issue.

Madhav also said the rights of local people will be preserved in the region as promised by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in his statement. On a question on the proposed delimitation in the UT, he said it would be taken up soon after the formation of a committee for the purpose by the ministry of home affairs early next year.