Srinagar, Aug. 15 -- Political leaders in Kashmir have strongly reacted to the Supreme Court observation that while determining statehood for J&K, the incidents like Pahalgam can't be undermined. Former J&K chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said that when J&K was a state and he was chief minister, such attacks took place then as well. "Terror attacks occurred even when J&K had statehood. When such incidents happened in the past we dealt with it strongly. The real issue is our strained ties with neighbouring countries, as the terrorists come from there. People now look to the Supreme Court to restore our rights," Farooq said in Srinagar. National Conference spokesman Imran Nabi Dar termed the Pahalgam incidents the security lapse of the Centre. "The Pahalgam attack occurred under the watch of LG's administration and he himself admitted to the security lapse. No amount of deflection or whataboutery can change the fact that if Omar had been in charge, the situation might have been entirely different," he said. PDP president and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said that it reflects deeper political and psychological deadlock. "SC's reference to the recent Pahalgam terror attack in the context of granting statehood to J&K underscores a deeper issue about GOIs continued lack of confidence in the region's stability," Mufti wrote on X. Mehbooba Mufti said that even after revoking J&K's special status & reducing it to a Union Territory, the Centre appears unwilling to ease its tight control. "This reflects a deeper political and psychological deadlock. PDP maintains that the J&K issue goes far beyond questions of statehood or constitutional status. Unless New Delhi engages with the political aspirations of the people and addresses the core issue head-on it will remain on uncertain footing regardless of the force it deploys. It is time GOI corrects past missteps & initiates a sincere process of dialogue and reconciliation to bring lasting peace and dignity to the region," she said. PDP legislative party leader, Waheed ur Rehman Para said this is not merely a legal battle, it is a political and moral reckoning. "In the Supreme Court today, there are no lawyers, no leaders, no political parties from J&K standing to argue our case for statehood. Not because we have no cause, but because we know this is not merely a legal battle, it is a political and moral reckoning," Para wrote on X. People's Conference chairman Sajjad Lone urged CM Omar Abdullah to call an emergency session of the J&K assembly within two days. "It will be interesting to see who went to the SC for statehood. Any 'Tom, Dick and Harry' having direct access into matters of constitutional importance such as statehood is very very dangerous. Who is presenting our case? Who is the lawyer? Is he competent and honest in representing us?" Lone wrote in a post on X....