Author: Shahid Peer

Restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is a democratic right of its people, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s advisor Nasir Aslam Wani said on Saturday. He called for the mandate received through elections to be respected. Addressing a gathering in Kupwara after hoisting the national flag for India’s Independence Day, Wani said restoring statehood was not merely a political demand but an aspiration rooted in the democratic mandate of the people. “The mandate received through elections must be respected and honoured,” Wani said. He said the elected government was committed to fulfilling the aspirations of the people and strengthening democratic…