Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday reiterated that the restoration of statehood is crucial for addressing various challenges faced by the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Talking to reporters here, Omar said that his government remains committed to fulfilling its promises and urged patience from the public. “Manifesto is not for five days or five months, it’s for five years. We have not even presented our first budget yet. Please wait. We know what promises we have made to the people and how to fulfill them,” the Chief Minister said.
He asserted that while his administration is making full use of the Union Territory’s governance framework, certain issues can only be addressed after the restoration of statehood. “I repeatedly emphasize the need for statehood because I understand that there are many issues troubling the people. However, their resolution is not possible under Union Territory status; restoring statehood is essential for that.”
“Why am I fighting for statehood, why am I stressing on the demand? Because I know that there are many issues due to which people are suffering and such problems cannot be resolved in a Union Territory setup. It is important we need the status of a state for that,” he added.
The CM said he was happy to join the campaign against obesity, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Abdullah also nominated 10 people to join the campaign.
“I’m very happy to join the campaign against obesity launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji,” he said in a post on X.
“Obesity causes a number of lifestyle-related health issues like heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, strokes and breathing problems, not to mention mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. Today I’m nominating these 10 people to join the prime minister campaign against obesity and requesting them to nominate a further 10 people each to take this fight forward,” he added.
Among those nominated by Abdullah for the campaign are Biocon Limited founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, businessman Sajjan Jindal, actor Deepika Padukone, former tennis player Sania Mirza, former cricketer Irfan Pathan, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule and former Wushu star Kuldeep Handoo.
Making a strong pitch for fighting obesity, Modi had in his “Mann ki Baat” broadcast on Sunday urged people to use less oil in food and also pass on the challenge of reducing oil intake by 10 per cent to 10 others.
Abdullah later told reporters that Modi started the campaign to raise awareness.
“The prime minister nominated me through a tweet (X post), and I also took an initiative and nominated 10 more people. It is hoped that this will spread awareness. The more we take care of our health, the more we can work efficiently, the more our children can study, it will decrease pressure on our hospitals and increase our life expectancy,” he said.
The National Conference vice-president said people should make attempts to remain healthy.
“It is understood that obesity is a sort of disease, a lifestyle illness, and is increasing. Obesity can be controlled if we take precautions, exercise and eat healthy,” he added.
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