Jammu, Jan. 15 -- Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Member of Parliament Jugal Kishore Sharma rejected claims that the BJP is seeking a separate statehood for Jammu, asserting that there is no such discussion taking place within the party.

Talking to reporters in Jammu, Jugal Kishore said that the BJP's clear and consistent stand has been the restoration of statehood to the entire Jammu and Kashmir, as promised by the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister.

"There is no discussion at any level within the BJP about creating a separate state for Jammu. Our demand and commitment is the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir," he said.

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