Kolkata, July 10 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the responsibility to strengthen the INDIA bloc lies with its largest partners, not with individual regional leaders. He also reiterated his demand for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, calling the current status of the former state a "huge betrayal" to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

CM Abdullah arrived in Kolkata on Wednesday to take part in the Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) travel trade show.

Abdullah remarked that the alliance has not met formally since the post-Lok Sabha election meeting held at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in New Delhi.

"The responsibility to strengthen the INDIA alliance is neither mine...