Goa, June 6 -- At the inauguration of major development projects in Jammu and Kashmir, including the world's highest Chenab railway bridge and the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express-former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah addressed the sensitive issue of the region's statehood in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

Standing alongside the Prime Minister, Abdullah reflected on his long involvement with J&K's railway projects and highlighted the political changes following the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. This move led to the bifurcation of the state and its reclassification as a union territory. With a mix of humor and gravity, he remarked, "While the then MoS Railways, Manoj Sinha, w...