Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has accused the Central government of failing to fulfil its promises made to the people of both Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking at a book launch event on Sunday, Omar said the Centre’s delay in fulfilling the promises has increased the divide with the people instead of bridging it.

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According to the National Conference leader, the Centre had prepared a roadmap to restore statehood after the abrogation of Article 370 and the division of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, namely J&K and Ladakh, in August 2019. However, the roadmap remains unimplemented, he added.

Claiming that the Centre had given impossible assurances to Ladakh, Omar said the people of the UT were promised the Sixth Schedule, but

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