Jammu, March 8 -- National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah on Saturday reaffirmed his confidence that Jammu and Kashmir (J-K)'s statehood will be restored, saying that the Indian government is "bound by the promise" made in Parliament.

"The statehood will happen. The government of India will have to give us statehood. They are bound by the promise they made in Parliament when I was a member. They will have to uphold that promise," Abdullah told reporters in Jammu.

Abdullah had also reiterated his commitment to statehood restoration on March 6, saying, "Inshallah, statehood will come soon. It will come."

Meanwhile, J-K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary strongly criticized former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over her re...