India, July 19 -- National Conference's Delhi protest intensifies campaign for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir statehood.

NEW DELHI

Jammu and Kashmir's demand for the restoration of statehood is set to return to the national spotlight on July 20, as the ruling National Conference (NC) takes its campaign to New Delhi with a major protest at Jantar Mantar. The demonstration, however, will coincide with a parallel agitation by the Bharatiya Janata Party's Jammu and Kashmir unit against the Omar Abdullah government's outsourcing policy, setting the stage for a high-stakes political face-off.

The National Conference is scheduled to hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Pa...