Then, in October 2021, while visiting Jammu and Kashmir, the home minister said statehood would be restored after the assembly elections were held. I have assured the Lok Sabha that once normalcy returns to Jammu and Kashmir, statehood will be reinstated.” In 2022, the delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir was carried out, with six assembly seats being added to the Jammu region, and only one to the Kashmir Valley. These phrases are intended to push the can down the road, to further delay granting Jammu and Kashmir the full statehood that is its due. The continuing, unconscionable, denial of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is consistent with the pernicious majoritarianism that is rending asunder the Indian Republic.