Amritsar, Feb. 25 -- National Conference president Farooq Abdullah visited and offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday.

Later, speaking to the reporters, he emphasised the unity of the country and spoke on the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

"It is very unfortunate. Bharat belongs to everyone. Be it Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Christian or Jain. And those who do not have any religion. The fire which has been set off is a political one. To win over the votes. It should not have happened. Bharat will be united as long as we remain united"," Abdullah said.

"If any Bharatiya has to face any situation, we will unitedly deal with it. It has happened before and will also happen today," the NC Chief added.

He was a...