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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed optimism about Jammu and Kashmir regaining its status as a state. Speaking to reporters, he said that he had a positive meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the latter's recent visit to Jammu and Srinagar. 

Omar Abdullah stated that he is hopeful the region will eventually regain its statehood, which was revoked in August 2019 when the Central Government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, repealed Article 370 of the Constitution. This move ended Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and led to its bifurcation into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

#WATCH | On Waqf Amendment Act, Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah says, "We have approached the Supreme Court. We will see what the court decides on it."

"The Union Home Minister visited Jammu and Srinagar recently. I had a good meeting with him. I am hopeful that Jammu and… pic.twitter.com/n2zGYEqx5e

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The Chief Minister also addressed the ongoing legal challenge to the new Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which came into effect on April 8. 

He said that the National Conference has filed a petition in the Supreme Court contesting the Act. Abdullah emphasised that they will await the court’s decision on the matter. In addition to the National Conference, several other political parties, organisations, and individuals have also moved the Supreme Court against the Act, citing concerns over its implications. 

These include AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress MPs Mohammad Jawed and Imran Pratapgarhi, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, Azad Samaj Party President Chandra Shekhar Azad, Samajwadi Party MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq, Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani, Samastha Kerala Jamiatul Ulema, the Social Democratic Party of India, the Indian Union Muslim League, and the NGO Association for Protection of Civil Rights.

 

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