Jammu- Solution to all issues facing Jammu and Kashmir lies in the restoration of statehood, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday, as he urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfil his promise for the same made to the people of the Union territory.

With the National Conference government completing one year in office on Thursday, Abdullah pledged to continue its efforts for the overall development of J-K, and fulfil the promises made in the party’s election manifesto.

“We were hopeful that the Centre would fulfil its promise to restore statehood (to J-K) in the first year of our government, but it has not happened,” Abdullah said, as he urged the Modi government to fulfil its promise made to the people of the Union territory from the floor of Parliament and the Supreme Court.

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