when will jammu and kashmir get state status union minister ramdas athawale revealed plan

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Thursday made a big claim about Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Minister said that the state status of Jammu and Kashmir can be restored and assembly elections can be held there in October. He said in a press conference that assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand are likely to be held in October. Therefore, the announcement of restoring the state status and holding assembly elections can possibly be made in October.

Athawale appealed to the people to come out in large numbers to vote when the elections are held. I congratulate the people of Jammu and Kashmir for voting in large numbers in the parliamentary elections. Jammu and Kashmir is progressing well and there should be record-breaking voting in the assembly elections, he said. The Republic Party of India president also announced that his party will field 10-15 candidates in the assembly elections in the UT. Athawale also said that at the time of abrogation of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had assured the public that the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir would be restored.

A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) arrived here on Thursday to review the preparations for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and to take feedback from political parties. Officials said that the team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrived here this morning. The team will meet representatives of political parties at the ‘Sher-e-Kashmir International Auditorium’ (SKICC). The office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and Kashmir had issued letters to various political parties on Tuesday inviting them for a meeting with the ECI.