The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on August 2 urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce statehood for the Union Territory and holding of Assembly elections during his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort on August 15.
J&K Congress leader G.A. Mir said the party will hold 75-kilometre-long ‘padayatra’ in every district of the country in connection with the 75th year of Independence.
He said the ‘tiranga yatra’ will cover also several areas in Jammu and Kashmir from August 9 to 14.