Rahul says would fight in Parliament, take to streets to restore J&K statehood

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the statehood was snatched because the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to run the region through the LG and outsiders. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated the promise of restoring Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)’s statehood, saying they would fight for it in Parliament as well as take to the streets. He said the statehood was snatched because the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to run the region through the lieutenant governor (LG) and outsiders to end the prosperity of the people. “Until the lieutenant governor is here, outsiders will continue to get benefits at the expense of the people of J&K,” he said at a rally in Jammu.