JAMMU, July 24 -- Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairperson Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday expressed his firm belief that statehood would be restored in Jammu and Kashmir and said that the sooner it is done, the better it would be.
He asserted that statehood is an absolute necessity for the development and progress of the region.
Azad also played down speculation about him being nominated for the Vice-President's post and asked the media and people to stop resorting to such rumours. "I am thankful to the Prime Minister and the Home Minister for promising that statehood will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir. I firmly believe that they will return the statehood. But the sooner it is done, the better it will be," Azad told reporters during...