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JK Congress protests at Jantar Mantar, demands restoration of full statehood
Updated On: 22 July, 2025 05:56 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Congress leaders, including KC Venugopal and Tariq Hameed Karra, protested at Jantar Mantar demanding restoration of full statehood to Jammu & Kashmir. Terming the downgrading of JK as a Union Territory “undemocratic,” the party vowed to raise the issue in Parliament, urging PM Modi to fulfill constitutional promises.
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J&K Congress President Tariq Hameed Karra with party members stages a protest . Pic/PTI
Congress` Jammu and Kashmir unit on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here, demanding restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory.
Congress general secretary (organisation), K C Venugopal, AICC in-charge of J&K Naseer Hussain and J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra, among others, took part in the protest.
"Jammu and Kashmir is the first instance of a state being downgraded into a Union Territory. Such democratic backsliding and insult to the people of a state is unacceptable," Venugopal said in a post on X after the protest.
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