Farooq Abdullah, the Chief of the National Conference and former CM of Jammu and Kashmir, raised the issue of giving full state status to Jammu and Kashmir in the India Block meeting held in Delhi. Farooq Abdullah said that all the leaders of India block said that all parties will support the demand for full state status.

Four seats of Rajya Sabha should be filled- Farooq Abdullah

After this meeting on Thursday (August 7), in a conversation with the media, Farooq Abdullah said that the by -elections that are to be held in two seats should be soon. Rajya Sabha has four seats, they should be filled. These are very important things. For this, we have said in the meeting. We regret for the ban they have imposed on books. This is unconstitutional. This should not be done. It should be withdrawn.

The Prime Minister promised the statehood- Farooq Abdullah

On Friday (August 8), on the hearing in the Supreme Court on the petition demanding full state status to Jammu and Kashmir, he said, “We will wait to give a decision in our favor. The Prime Minister and the Home Minister have promised that we will give the statehood.” The former CM said that all the parties of India alliance will support us. Please tell that the demand for full state status for Jammu and Kashmir has intensified.

Who was involved in the meeting?

Please tell that this meeting of India alliance was held at the residence of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha. In this meeting, SP President Akhilesh Yadav, NCP-SP President Sharad Pawar, JMM Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Majhi, Male’s Dipankar Bhattacharya, SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav, SP MP Dimple Yadav, Shiv Sena UBT President Uddhav Thackeray, UBT MLA Aditya Thackeray, UBT MP Sanjay Raut, Kamal Haasan of Telangana, CM Revanta Reddy of Telangana, Himachal’s CM Many leaders including Sukhu attended.

On August 7, a big meeting of the opposition coalition India block is going to be held in Delhi. Rajya Sabha MP and senior leader of Shiv Sena (UBT) Sanjay Raut has given information about this meeting.

Sanjay Raut said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has personally invited all prominent leaders, including Uddhav Thackeray’s name.

Preparations before meeting and meet leaders

Sanjay Raut has given information about this during a press conference in Mumbai. According to ANI, Sanjay Raut told that Uddhav Thackeray will reach Delhi on the evening of August 6. There will be a program to stay in Delhi by 8 August. After this, he will also visit the new party office at Parliament House, as well as meet other senior leaders.

#Watch Shiv Sena (UBT) Leader Sanjay Raut Says, “on 7th august there is a meeting of the India bloc. Rahul Gandhi has extended an invitation for it. Thackeray will come to Delhi on 6th August for that… pic.twitter.com/ilbwsng7mj

– ANI (@ani) August 4, 2025

Sanjay Raut told- these issues will be discussed

Sanjay Raut said that many important issues will be discussed in this meeting. He said, “There are many things… The biggest issue is SIR (Special Intensive Revision), then Operation Sindoor, Trump’s tariff, current status of the country, all of them will be included in the agenda.” They believe that when such big leaders are together in Delhi, these subjects will be widely raised.

Raut also said that there are many such leaders in Delhi, who do not have to come again and again, so when all are one place, it is a great opportunity for serious and strategic dialogue. This meeting of India Block is also considered important in terms of strategy of upcoming Lok Sabha elections.