Jammu, Oct. 11 -- Working president of the Pradesh Congress Committee Raman Bhalla on Friday launched a signature campaign across various areas of Jammu to protest against alleged vote rigging by BJP and to press for the restoration of full statehood to J&K.

Addressing party workers and citizens during the campaign here, Bhalla strongly criticised the BJP and the central government, accusing them of depriving the people of J&K of their democratic and constitutional rights.

He said that the continued denial of statehood was not an administrative necessity but a politically motivated move aimed at consolidating power. According to him, this decision has caused deep frustration among the people, who feel alienated and ignored by the govern...