Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 22 July 2026

National Conference Holds Statehood Protest in Delhi on July 20, 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 22 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • The National Conference (NC) held a protest in Delhi on July 20, 2026, demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The protest was led by NC president Farooq Abdullah and included Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
  • The protesters raised slogans criticizing Prime Minister Modi for unfulfilled promises regarding statehood.
  • Jammu and Kashmir was reorganized into the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in August 2019 after the abrogation of Article 370.
  • In December 2023, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision but observed that statehood should be restored at the earliest.

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