<h1>Territorial executive and chief minister clash over criteria, timing and accountability for restoring statehood amid security, economic concerns</h1> A territorial executive asserted that restoration of statehood cannot justify underperformance by the elected government, citing parliamentary statements sequencing delimitation, elections and later restoration. The chief minister retorted that his administration is performing despite central encroachments on security and other powers, pointed to recent terrorist attacks and economic decline, and challenged the executive to explain the legal and factual criteria and timeline for restoring statehood as promised in Parliament and the Supreme Court. The conflict frames a constitutional and administrative dispute over division of powers, accountability, and the standards or milestones required before formal reinstatement of statehood.