--- title: "Farooq Abdullah Critiques INDIA Bloc on J&K | Model Diplomat" description: "Farooq Abdullah's remarks expose tensions within the INDIA bloc over Jammu and Kashmir statehood, spotlighting fault lines in the opposition coalition's unity." url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/story/farooq-abdullah-highlights-jk-statehood-issues-in-india-bloc" --- # Farooq Abdullah Critiques INDIA Bloc on J\&K Abdullah calls for more support on J\&K statehood restoration. Model DiplomatMay 1, 20263 min readSouth Asia [Peerzada AshiqOmar seeks restoration of J\&K’s Statehood, calls for ‘course correction’ - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/omar-seeks-restoration-of-jks-statehood-calls-for-course-correction/article69901157.ece)[The Hindu BureauFarooq Abdullah presses for restoration of Statehood to J\&K - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/farooq-abdullah-presses-for-restoration-of-statehood-to-jk/article69828958.ece)[PTIWill resign rather than ally with BJP for statehood restoration: Omar Abdullah](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/will-resign-rather-than-ally-with-bjp-for-statehood-restoration-omar-abdullah/article70112544.ece) ## Farooq Abdullah Exposes INDIA Bloc’s J\&K Faultline *Abdullah’s complaint is leverage politics: the NC is raising the cost of alliance loyalty while Delhi keeps full control over statehood timing.* **Farooq Abdullah is signaling that the National Conference will not keep paying alliance dues to the INDIA bloc without movement on Jammu and Kashmir’s core demand.** In remarks reported by *The Hindu*, the NC president said he was not finding enough support inside the INDIA bloc for the **restoration of J\&K statehood**, and urged the alliance to act as more than an election-time arrangement [Farooq Abdullah claims lack of support within INDIA bloc on restoration of J\&K Statehood](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/farooq-abdullah-claims-lack-of-support-within-india-bloc-on-restoration-of-jk-statehood/article70927782.ece/amp/ "thehindu.com"). ## Why Abdullah said it now This is less a complaint than a pressure tactic. **The NC governs J\&K, but without full state powers.** Omar Abdullah has repeatedly argued that statehood is a constitutional right, not a concession, and on **August 5, 2025** wrote to leaders of national parties including the **BJP and Congress** urging Parliament to pass a restoration bill in the same session [Omar seeks restoration of J\&K’s Statehood, calls for ‘course correction’ - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/omar-seeks-restoration-of-jks-statehood-calls-for-course-correction/article69901157.ece "thehindu.com"). He later said restoring statehood would resolve “most” of J\&K’s problems and pointed to the Centre’s own three-step sequence of **delimitation, elections, then statehood** [Restoration of Statehood will resolve most of J\&K’s problems: Omar after one year in office - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/cm-omar-abdullah-requests-pm-modi-to-fulfil-promise-of-restoring-statehood-to-jk/article70171005.ece "thehindu.com"). That matters because the constitutional and political case is no longer new. The **Supreme Court upheld the 2019 Article 370 changes in December 2023 but said statehood should be restored “as soon as possible,”** and new petitions have since sought a firm timeline [India’s top court to hear Kashmir statehood plea](https://straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indias-top-court-to-hear-kashmir-statehood-plea "straitstimes.com"); [Supreme Court refuses to advance date of hearing on pleas on J\&K statehood - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/supreme-court-refuses-to-advance-date-of-hearing-on-pleas-on-jk-statehood/article69974550.ece "thehindu.com"). J\&K has already held **Assembly elections in September 2024**, weakening Delhi’s procedural argument for delay [J\&K leaders demand Statehood, decry Pulwama, Pahalgam ‘security failures’ - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jk-leaders-demand-statehood-decry-pulwama-pahalgam-security-failures/article69847766.ece "thehindu.com"). ## Who benefits from the drift **The BJP-led Centre still holds the timing lever.** Union Law Minister **Arjun Ram Meghwal** said in **February 2026** that a decision on statehood would come “very soon” through a “rightful” process — language that keeps discretion in New Delhi, not Srinagar [J\&K Statehood to be granted through a ‘rightful’ process: Union Law Minister - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/decision-on-jk-statehood-soon-arjun-meghwal/article70643023.ece/amp/ "thehindu.com"). **The NC benefits by publicly raising the price of opposition unity.** If Congress and other INDIA parties do not prioritize statehood, the NC can argue that Delhi is not its only problem. **Congress loses most**: local leaders have marched for statehood and even faced detention in Jammu, but Farooq Abdullah’s criticism suggests that support on the ground has not translated into bloc-level pressure [Congress leaders detained in Jammu as police foil street march for J\&K Statehood - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/congress-leaders-detained-in-jammu-as-police-foil-street-march-for-jk-statehood/article69835513.ece "thehindu.com"). For broader opposition dynamics, this is the real test in [India](https://modeldiplomat.com/discover/india "modeldiplomat.com"): can the bloc defend a federal issue when it is not electorally central in Delhi? ## What to watch next Watch **three dates**: the next **Supreme Court hearing on statehood petitions**, the next **Parliament session**, and whether the **Congress leadership publicly adopts statehood restoration as an INDIA-bloc demand** rather than leaving it to J\&K units [Supreme Court refuses to advance date of hearing on pleas on J\&K statehood - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/supreme-court-refuses-to-advance-date-of-hearing-on-pleas-on-jk-statehood/article69974550.ece "thehindu.com"); [Omar seeks restoration of J\&K’s Statehood, calls for ‘course correction’ - The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/omar-seeks-restoration-of-jks-statehood-calls-for-course-correction/article69901157.ece "thehindu.com"). 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