India, July 16 -- Leaderof Oppoaition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and asked to bring legislation in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament for the same.
In their joint letter to the Prime Minister, both Kharge and Rahul Gandhi said that for the past five years, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have consistently called for the restoration of full statehood.
"This demand is both legitimate and firmly grounded in their constitutional and democratic rights," they said.
They urged the Prime Minister that it is important to recognise that while there have been instances o...