Srinagar, Oct 31 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said there has been unnecessary speculation on the issue of statehood restoration to Jammu and Kashmir despite the clarity given by the Union Home Minister.

Addressing a gathering at SKICC, Srinagar, the LG, per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the Home Minister has already stated: first delimitation, then assembly elections, and statehood at an appropriate time,” the LG said.

“Some people are trying to mislead the public on this issue. I want to make it clear that the Union Territory government already has sufficient powers and those powers must be utilised for public welfare instead of spreading confusion,” he said.

He also said that October 31 marks the birth of a new Jammu and Kashmir, an era that ended

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