Srinagar ~ Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday dismissed what he called “unnecessary speculation” over the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, reiterating that the Union Home Minister has already clarified the sequence of steps ahead — “first delimitation, then assembly elections, and statehood at an appropriate time.”

Speaking at a function at the SKICC in Srinagar, Sinha said some people were trying to mislead the public despite the Centre’s clear stance. “The Union Territory government already has sufficient powers, and those powers must be used for public welfare instead of spreading confusion,” he asserted.

Marking October 31 as the day a “new Jammu and Kashmir was born”, the LG said the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 ended an era of fear, separatism, and discri

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