Srinagar, July 10 -- National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Thursday wrote to 52 national and regional leaders, inviting them to join a protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, to demand the restoration of statehood to J&K.
The invitation letters have been sent to top leaders of the INDIA bloc, non-aligned parties, as well as J&K-based regional parties.
In the letter, the NC president described the protest as a "solemn and democratic" demonstration against the "unconscionable delay" in restoring statehood to Jammu & Kashmir.
Referring to August 5, 2019, when the Union Government abrogated Article 370 and downgraded J&K into two Union Territories, the NC president said the Centre had assured Parliament that statehood would be re...