Nothing will happen tomorrow: Omar Abdullah amid J&K statehood buzz
"I've heard every possible permutation & combination about what to expect in J&K tomorrow so let me stick my neck out and say nothing will happen tomorrow - fortunately nothing bad will happen but unfortunately nothing positive will happen either. I'm still optimistic about something positive for J&K in this monsoon session of Parliament but not tomorrow," Abdullah tweeted, responding to the rumours.He also denied having had any meetings or conversations with the union leadership in Delhi. "This is just a gut feeling. Let's see this time tomorrow".On August 5, 2019, apart from abrogating Article 370, J&K was bifurcated into two Union Territories - J&K and Ladakh - under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019.THE MEETINGS AND THE BUZZ THAT ISOn Sunday, PM Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Interestingly, details of the meeting were not made available. Usually, a PIB statement follows such meetings.Hours later, Amit Shah had a one-on-one meeting with the President.In the first two days of the month, the Home Minister also held meetings with J&K BJP chief Sat Sharma and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta.On Monday, the president of the All J&K Shia Association, Imran Raza Ansari, met Shah to discuss the on-ground realities in the Union Territory.Taking note of the meetings, experts and social media users also speculated that it could be a precursor to bringing a legislation to grant J&K statehood.Retired Army officer and author Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, who is followed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, said there was a lot of speculation about what may be announced on August 5."The peace in Kashmir has come about at a great cost of human lives... we should not rush into any hasty decision. As the consolidation phase for restoration of peace is going on - let the whole thing settle down, let's not jump the gun," Dhillon tweeted.Ever since Jammu-Kashmir's statehood was revoked, both PM Modi and Amit Shah have assured of statehood restoration on several occasions without giving any timeline. advertisementThere are also rumours that granting J&K statehood might come with the caveat of holding fresh elections as the previous polls were held when it was a Union Territory.Abdullah had mentioned the matter in June, saying he had no objections if the Assembly was dissolved and fresh elections were conducted after statehood was restored."I have read that statehood will be restored, but Assembly elections would have to be held afresh. Let them do it, who has stopped them," Abdullah told reporters.- EndsMust Watch
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