J&K to be granted statehood at appropriate time: Govt

Jammu and Kashmir would be granted statehood at an "appropriate" time after normalcy is restored there, the government told Parliament on Wednesday. Minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai stated this in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. "Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be granted at an appropriate time after normalcy is restored in Jammu and Kashmir," he said.

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