J&K lost powers over years, leadership failed to reclaim them: Ruhullah

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National Conference MP for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir had continued to lose its powers over the years, while its political leadership had failed to regain them. Speaking to reporters during an interaction in Baramulla, Ruhullah said that his criticism is not directed at any individual or political party but reflected the broader political situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Questioning the National Conference's approach after it came to power, Ruhullah alleged that the party had changed its position on the rights lost after 2019.

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• He said people had placed their trust in the NC during the 2024 Assembly elections based on commitments made regarding the restoration of those rights.
• "I ask only for the rights which we told people during election campaigning.
• The MP questioned the growing focus on restoration of statehood, saying it is not the only issue that had formed part of the NC's political agenda.
• He recalled that NC vice president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had earlier criticised those who focused only on statehood, adding that...

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It is the party's words too and not mine alone. Kashmiris put trust in NC on the rights lost after 2019," he said. We can raise genuine questions if the party is not on the track," he said.