Srinagar, Jan. 6 -- Reacting to remarks by a BJP legislator suggesting separate statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, Cabinet Minister Javed Rana on Tuesday said that J&K has already faced multiple divisions and that further fragmentation is neither demanded by people nor sustainable.

Responding to a question about BJP MLA, Rana said the issue was serious and needed to be viewed in its historical context.

"There was a time when Jammu and Kashmir was a full-fledged state. Its boundaries extended up to the borders, and people across regions were emotionally connected," Rana said as per KNS.

He further said that Jammu and Kashmir had already been divided in the past. "One part was given to Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan went to Pakistan, and Ladak...