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Ladakh Violence : Jammu And Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Reminds BJP Of The Statehood Promise
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ohas said the situation in Leh town should be an eye-opener on how people of Jammu and Kashmir feel about the denial of statehood, even though Ladakh had not been promised one.
Omar was reacting after the movement for statehood to Ladakh descended into violence, arson and street clashes here on Wednesday, leaving four people dead and at least 45 injured, including 22 police personnel.
“Ladakh wasn’t even promised Statehood, they celebrated UT status in 2019 & they feel betrayed & angry,” Abdullah posted on his X handle.
Ladakh wasn’t even promised Statehood, they celebrated UT status in 2019 & they feel betrayed & angry. Now try to imagine how betrayed & disappointed we in J&K feel when the promise of statehood to J&K remains unfulfilled even though we have gone about demanding it… https://t.co/96fUpGJ6fh
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) September 24, 2025
Blaming the BJP , Omar came out in defence of the Congress and said it is the BJP’s habit to blame others for its own failures, and the violence in Leh was no different.
AS per media reports, Four persons were killed and more than 80 others were injured in widespread clashes amid a shutdown in Ladakh on Wednesday, as hundreds of protesters supporting the movement for statehood to Ladakh and extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution turned violent, setting the BJP office and several vehicles in Leh on fire.