Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Karra Says J-K People Caught Between Two Power Centres
Tariq Hameed Karra is a Congress leader in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said people there feel stuck between two powerful authorities because the region does not have full statehood.
He blamed the central government and the BJP for this situation.
Karra said the BJP had promised to restore statehood after the Assembly elections.
He claimed that the promise has not been fulfilled and that BJP leaders are now silent.
He also said young people are facing unemployment, exam paper leaks and recruitment problems.
Karra accused the BJP of using protests to distract people from these issues.
The BJP’s response to his accusations was not included in the report.
Congress Jammu and Kashmir chief Tariq Hameed Karra said people feel helpless without full-fledged statehood.
Karra blamed the Centre and the Bharatiya Janata Party for the region’s situation.
He accused the BJP of remaining silent on its promise to restore statehood after Assembly elections.
Karra said youth face record unemployment, paper leaks and recruitment scams under the Union Territory administration.
He alleged that BJP protests on public issues divert attention from problems during its rule.
- Who
- Tariq Hameed Karra, chief of the Congress party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit.
- What
- He accused the BJP and the Centre of failing to restore statehood and address public problems.
- When
- Wednesday, September 2; Karra also referred to the period after the elected government took office more than two years earlier.
- Where
- At a Congress workers’ gathering in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Why
- Karra said the absence of full-fledged statehood leaves people between two power centres and contributes to feelings of helplessness.
- Speaker
- Tariq Hameed Karra
- Political party
- Congress
- Location
- Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir
- Main issue
- Restoration of full-fledged statehood
- Issues cited
- Unemployment, paper leaks and recruitment scams
- Main allegation
- Karra said the BJP and Centre failed to fulfil promises made after the 2019 changes.