After six years Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti attend I-Day function at Baskhi Stadium in Srinagar. This function will be presided by CM Omar Abdullah.
Independence Day 2025: Addressing a gathering at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah says, “More than six years have passed since the people of Jammu and Kashmir last heard their representative address them from here. When I last spoke from this platform, I was the Chief Minister of a state. We had our own identity in the country, a constitution, a flag, and statehood. Today, none of those remain. Even restoring democracy took time, but better late than never. Today, the people finally have their own government once again… We had a bit of hope that on the 15th of August, there would be a major announcement for J&K. I was even told that papers were being prepared (for statehood). We waited, but nothing happened.”
