To: Shri Omar Abdullah

Vice President, National Conference

Jammu and Kashmir

Date: 11 July, 2026

Subject: Socialist Party (India) supports the proposed protest on 20 July at Jantar Mantar and your demand for restoration of full statehood for J&K.

Respected Omar Sahab,

Socialist Party (India) wholeheartedly supports your proposed protest on 20 July, 2026 at Jantar Mantar, Delhi to demand restoration of full statehood for Jammu and Kashmir. It is a long overdue demand and must be immediately met. Some of our members will also be physically present during the protest.

Socialist Party (India) also believes that Article 370 must also be restored for J&K and the same status should be accorded to other states as well, as this will be a right step in the direction of decentralisation of political decision making, which should be welcome in any federal democracy.

Socialist Party (India) may soon organise a march from Jammu to Srinagar in support of the above-mentioned demands. We may also organise a similar march from Kargil to Leh in support of the demands of movement in Ladakh for restoration of full statehood, a dedicated legislature and inclusion of Ladakh in Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

We hope that J&K and Ladakh would soon enjoy the same status as other states do in the Indian democracy.

In Solidarity,

Sandeep Pandey

Secretary General, SP(I)

Phone Nos.: 0522 2355978, 3564437

E-mail: socialist…@gmail.com

Mir Shahid Saleem

Vice President

Mobile No.: 9622002001

Manzoor Lone

Vice President, SP(I), J&K

Mobile Nos.: 7006241497, 9419182600

Ishwar Das Khajuria

Convenor, India Pakistan Peace and Friendship Forum, SP(I)

Mobile no.: 9419152093