‘J&K was powerful as a state; we face a lot of difficulties working in a Union Territory’: Minister Sakina itoo

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After massive protests in Ladakh over statehood demand, J-K Education Minister Sakina Itoo highlighted the challenges of working in the Union Territory on Wednesday, stressing that Jammu and Kashmir was powerful when it was a state.

“… Those who turned us into a Union Territory from a state should know how difficult it is for us to work. When Jammu and Kashmir was a state, it was a powerful state. Today, it is a UT. We face a lot of difficulties in working, there is no doubt about it…,” Itoo told reporters here.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed his disappointment on Wednesday over the unfulfilled promise of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir.

His remarks came after massive protests in Ladakh demanding statehood and the inclusion of Ladakh un