J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday (June 8, 2026) sought the support of members of the INDIA bloc for his efforts to restore Statehood and constitutional rights.

A National Conference (NC) spokesman said Mr. Abdullah, who attended the bloc’s meeting in Delhi, asked all the participants to join his party’s efforts and attend its protest march in the national capital on the first day of the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. The spokesman said the CM would be writing to each of the INDIA bloc leaders in this regard.

J&K was reduced to a Union Territory in 2019 and its special status scrapped. The Supreme Court had called for early restoration of Statehood after Assembly election, which was held in 2024 and won by the NC.

“If Mr. Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti [of the Peoples Democratic Party] succeed in persuading the INDIA bloc to issue a joint statement supporting the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status, Statehood and other political rights, it would be a significant step,” said Awami Ittehad Party leader and legislator Sheikh Khursheed.