Mark these words of Omar Abdullah – the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in an Interview with BBC’s Stephen Sackur in February, 2025.

“The BJP and the government at the centre have done what they had to do with the Jammu and Kashmir. Our job now is to try and clawback some of what was taken away from us, particularly to restore Jammu & Kashmir to its status as a state rather than a UT.”

Today, Omar Abdullah completes his one year in the seat of power – in the pit of powerlessness. As head of government, what he did or didn’t do is more a function of the new scheme of things than a matter of National Conference’s performance or underperformance. At the moment, let’s grant NC total amnesty from any severe appraisal. But as the leader of a political party – Natio

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