Farooq presses for J&Ok statehood, says govt will present succour to unlawful Rohingyas – Instances of India

JAMMU: Nationwide Convention chief, Farooq Abdullah, on Tuesday pressed for the restoration of J&Ok statehood on the earliest, reminding the Centre of its promise. “Union authorities ought to ship on its pledge in Supreme Courtroom,” he instructed reporters in Kathua.
A day after BJP demanded a CBI probe to establish the facilitators serving to Rohingyas and Bangladeshis illegally settle in Jammu, Abdullah mentioned, “Centre introduced the refugees right here. So long as they’re right here, it’s our responsibility to supply them with water and electrical energy.”
Dismissing the idea of “double engine govt”, Abdullah mentioned, “There have to be just one energy centre in J&Ok and that’s the elected govt within the UT.”