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NC to gherao BJP headquarters in Jammu and Srinagar over J&K statehood demand
✍️ dailyexcelsior.com
🗓 01 Sep 2026, 08:36 PM
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The National Conference announced plans to surround BJP offices in Jammu and Srinagar to press for full statehood for Jammu and Kashmir.
The National Conference (NC) has declared that it will stage a gherao, or encirclement, of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in both Jammu and Srinagar. The move is intended to intensify pressure on the central government to grant full statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
NC leaders say the demand for statehood has been pending since the region was reorganised into a Union Territory in 2019, and they view the protest as a non‑violent way to highlight the issue. By targeting the party’s local offices, the opposition hopes to draw national attention and force a dialogue with the centre.
Security agencies have been alerted to the planned action, and officials in the two cities have urged both parties to maintain law and order. The BJP has not commented on the specific tactics but reiterated its commitment to the development agenda for the region.
The gherao follows a series of rallies and sit‑ins organized by the NC over the past months, reflecting growing political mobilisation around the statehood question in the hills and the valley.
NC leaders say the demand for statehood has been pending since the region was reorganised into a Union Territory in 2019, and they view the protest as a non‑violent way to highlight the issue. By targeting the party’s local offices, the opposition hopes to draw national attention and force a dialogue with the centre.
Security agencies have been alerted to the planned action, and officials in the two cities have urged both parties to maintain law and order. The BJP has not commented on the specific tactics but reiterated its commitment to the development agenda for the region.
The gherao follows a series of rallies and sit‑ins organized by the NC over the past months, reflecting growing political mobilisation around the statehood question in the hills and the valley.