With PM Modi on Stage, Omar Abdullah Rakes up J-K Statehood Pitch – 'L-G Was Promoted, I Got Demoted '
- On the 6th of June, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Vande Bharat train service linking Katra with the Kashmir valley in Jammu and Kashmir.
- This event followed the August 5, 2019 reorganization, which split the former state into two union territories after Parliament abrogated Article 370.
- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, present at the flagging off, highlighted the train project’s roots starting in 1983-84 and praised former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee for declaring it a project of national importance.
- Abdullah expressed confidence that Jammu and Kashmir would regain its statehood during Modi’s tenure, highlighting the Prime Minister’s commitment and the recent resolution passed by the J&K cabinet to restore the region’s original status.
- The newly inaugurated rail link aims to boost tourism and connectivity, while Modi’s foundation laying of development projects worth over ₹46,000 crore in Katra signals further regional growth.
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"I Stand Slightly Demoted...": Omar Abdullah To PM On Statehood Restoration
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday used the flagging-off ceremony of the first train to Kashmir by PM Katra to subtly but clearly articulate his government's demand for the restoration of...
·New Delhi, India
Read Full ArticleWith PM Modi on stage, Omar Abdullah rakes up J-K statehood pitch – 'L-G was promoted, I got demoted '
At the launch of the first train to Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah urged Prime Minister Modi to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, highlighting the historical significance of the railway project, while reflecting on the region's political changes since 2019.
·New Delhi, India
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