Jammu, July 23 -- Radha Kumar, former government interlocutor and co-chair of the Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday said that the revocation of J&K's statehood was unconstitutional and called for its immediate restoration in the current session of Parliament.

Speaking at the sidelines of the "Statehood Now" public meeting held at the Constitution Club in New Delhi, Radha said both the government and judiciary were aware of the legal concerns surrounding the move made in August 2019.

"We believe that the removal of statehood was unconstitutional. We also believe that the court and the government know that it was an unconstitutional act. That is why we believe that statehood should be given back in this session of ...