Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood was revoked in 2019 when article 370 was abrogated since then it functions as a Union Territory.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stepped up his attack on the BJP over the long-pending demand for the restoration of statehood by sharing a satirical fake social media post purportedly from US President Donald Trump.
The parody post jokingly portrays Trump endorsing the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and praising Abdullah’s campaign, a day after the CM quipped that perhaps he might have to approach the US President since the Centre had failed to fulfil its promise.
The fake post, styled like one of Trump’s trademark social media messages, depicts the US President enthusiastically backing Abdullah’s campaign for statehood.
“Big things happening in Jammu & Kashmir! I have to give a big shoutout to my friend, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. What a guy! He’s working hard, talking smart, and fighting for statehood like a lion (without the roar… mostly),” the satirical post on X depicting Trump reads.
The satirical post comes amid an ongoing political tussle between the National Conference-led government and the BJP over the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood.
Addressing a public meeting at Maharaja Hari Singh Park in Jammu, Abdullah announced that his party would begin a fresh agitation from July 20, with a protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on the opening day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session.
“We pursued the restoration of statehood for nearly two years, giving enough time to the Central government to fulfil its promise made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” Abdullah said. He added that the National Conference would now adopt “a new method” to press the demand.
Taking a swipe at the BJP, Abdullah remarked, “Let the BJP tell us whether we have to go to US President Donald Trump for statehood and hold a dharna outside the White House. Until then, we will protest in our own national capital.”
The protest will be the first major demonstration led by the ruling National Conference against the Centre since it formed the government following the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
