: Modi to chair meeting on J&K today, Kashmiri leaders to press for restoration of special status #IndiaNEWS Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday

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Modi to chair meeting on J&K today, Kashmiri leaders to press for restoration of special status #IndiaNEWS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday afternoon. The meeting is the first one between the Centre and political parties from the erstwhile state since its special status was abrogated and was split into two Union Territories in August 2019.As many as 14 leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti will be present at the meeting. On Tuesday, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a coalition of six parties, agreed to attend the meeting.No specific agenda has been decided for the meeting, but the leaders are expected to discuss delimitation, or, the process of redrawing Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in the Union Territory.However, Jammu and Kashmir leaders have said they would discuss the matter of full statehood and the restoration of special status.On Wednesday, Farooq Abdullah held consultations with his party leaders from Jammu region over the Centre’s invite for the meeting, PTI reported. The delegation that spoke to Abdullah was led by National Conference provincial president for Jammu Devender Singh Rana.“He [Abdullah] has assured us that he will represent us and the people of Jammu and Kashmir with his wisdom and he alone can take this dialogue forward for...Read more

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