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Deputy CM Choudhary Hopes Jammu & Kashmir to Regain Statehood by Next Independence Day
✍️ Daily Excelsior
🗓 15 Aug 2026, 05:34 PM
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Deputy Chief Minister Choudhary expressed optimism that Jammu & Kashmir could regain its status as a full‑fledged state by the upcoming Independence Day.
Deputy Chief Minister Choudhary announced that he hopes Jammu & Kashmir will regain its statehood status by the next Independence Day. The statement was made during a press briefing held in Srinagar, where the deputy chief minister highlighted the need for a swift restoration of the state's constitutional status.
The announcement comes after the 2019 revocation of Article 370, which had granted Jammu & Kashmir special autonomy. Since then, the region has been administered as a Union Territory with a special status.
Choudhary emphasized that restoring statehood would enable more localized governance and could address long‑standing administrative concerns. He did not provide a specific timeline beyond the Independence Day target.
The statement has been noted by political analysts as a signal of the central government’s intent to revisit the region’s constitutional status, though concrete steps remain to be seen.
The announcement comes after the 2019 revocation of Article 370, which had granted Jammu & Kashmir special autonomy. Since then, the region has been administered as a Union Territory with a special status.
Choudhary emphasized that restoring statehood would enable more localized governance and could address long‑standing administrative concerns. He did not provide a specific timeline beyond the Independence Day target.
The statement has been noted by political analysts as a signal of the central government’s intent to revisit the region’s constitutional status, though concrete steps remain to be seen.