Jammu, Aug. 6 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) welcomes the recent appeal by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for a collective push toward restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. However, JKPDP expresses serious concern over the selective focus on statehood, while overlooking the far more critical demand for restoring Article 370 and Article 35A, which form the constitutional foundation of Jammu and Kashmir's identity, rights, and autonomy.

JKPDP Chief Spokesperson Mehboob Beg stated that while the party wholeheartedly supports the call for statehood and stands ready to back any meaningful initiative that fulfills promises made to the people in Parliament, public forums, and before the Supreme Court it is dishearte...