Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said the elected government must not make statehood an excuse for not doing its work, eliciting a retort from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who said he was doing his job despite the "hurdles" created by the Centre.

Earlier in the day, Sinha made the charge that statehood cannot be used as an excuse for underperformance, as the elected government has all the powers.

Addressing the J-K UT Foundation Day celebrations at the SKICC in Srinagar, Sinha said Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stated in the Parliament that delimitation first, assembly election second, and then the restoration of the statehood at an appropriate time.

"But some people have some problems. When the assembly elections were held, it was clear that the elect

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