Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on šThursday met with Union Home ź§Minister Amit Shah in Delhi to discuss important issues including the early restoration of statehood of J&K.
This was Abdullah's second meeting with the Union minister after taking over as the first chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir which was carved out after the reorganisation of the erstwhile state in August 2019.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on šThursday met with Union Home ź§Minister Amit Shah in Delhi to discuss important issues including the early restoration of statehood of J&K.
PTI repš¦©orted that š„Abdullah is optimistic about the statehood restorationand they will workout a possible timeline for the same.
This was Abdullah's second meeting with the ź¦Union minister after taking over as the first chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir which was carved out after the reorganisation of the erstwhile state in August 2019.
Abdullah attended the 18th Annual Tourism Summit 2024 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Delhi and on the sidelines of the event, he spoke to reporters to whom he informed, ""There are a lot of issues on which I need to talk with the home minister. Currently, J&K is a UT and we are expecting statehood. The hoš¼me minister has a different role in the UT."
Abdullaź¦h said there were a lot of issues, including restoration of statehood, on which he needs to talk to the Union home minister. He is also expected to seek clarity on the Transaction of Business Rules (TBR) to get a clear sense of the poweārs of the elected government over various departments.
Earlier, Abdullah mšet with Shah on October 23 during his first visit to the national capital after assuming office on October 16.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the first such meeting on the Union territory since the assembly elections were āheld there during September-October, reported PTI.
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Siź¦¬nāha and top officers of the Army, paramilitary forces, J&K administration, intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) attended the meeting.
This was Shah's first meeting to review the security situation in the Union territory after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah became CM of J&K.