Politics · India · 3 hrs ago
Mir Saifullah says National Conference will seek J&K’s special status and flag
Minister Mir Saifullah said the National Conference will seek the return of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and separate flag.
He made the pledge at a rally in Kralpora, in Kupwara district, on November 9, after joining Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s Cabinet on October 27.
The party also says it wants statehood and Article 35A restored.
Jammu and Kashmir was made a Union Territory on August 5, 2019, when its special status was revoked and the region was divided.
Saifullah called those changes an injustice and urged other parties to join the campaign to restore the region’s flag.
The National Conference says its struggle to reverse the changes has begun.
Saifullah gave no timetable or specific next steps for achieving these goals.
National Conference minister Mir Saifullah said the party would seek the return of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and separate flag.
He made the pledge at a rally in Kralpora, in the Trehgam constituency of Kupwara district, on November 9, 2026.
Saifullah said the party would also seek restoration of statehood and Article 35A.
He described the change to Jammu and Kashmir’s status on August 5, 2019, as an injustice.
- Who
- Mir Saifullah, a National Conference minister and legislator from Kupwara district.
- What
- He said the NC would fight to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and separate flag, as well as statehood and Article 35A.
- When
- November 9, 2026.
- Where
- A rally in Kralpora, in the Trehgam constituency of Kupwara district.
- Why
- He said Jammu and Kashmir’s status was downgraded and divided on August 5, 2019, and that its flag and constitution were taken away.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Saifullah said Jammu and Kashmir was downgraded and divided, and reduced to a Union Territory.
Saifullah was inducted into Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s Cabinet.
Saifullah pledged at a rally in Kralpora to fight for the return of the region’s special status and separate flag.
- Party
- National Conference (NC)
- Minister
- Mir Saifullah
- Rally location
- Kralpora, Trehgam constituency, Kupwara district
- Cabinet induction
- October 27, 2026
- Rally date
- November 9, 2026
What people are saying
Whatever has been snatched will be taken back.
The struggle for their return has begun.
All the parties should join hands to restore the flag of J&K.
Only the NC can do it.