Srinagar, July 9: The National Conference (NC) has invited 52 political and religious leaders from across the country and Jammu & Kashmir to participate in its proposed protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 20, demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood.
The invitees include senior INDIA bloc leaders such as Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, M.K. Stalin, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Arvind Kejriwal. Other national leaders invited are Asaduddin Owaisi and Sukhbir Singh Badal.
From Jammu & Kashmir, invitations have been sent to Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mehbooba Mufti, Sat Paul Sharma, Altaf Bukhari, Sajjad Gani Lone, Tariq Hameed Karra, Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami and Abdul Rashid Sheikh.
Religious leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Grand Mufti Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, have also been invited to join the protest, according to the invitation letters issued by the National Conference.





