India, Feb. 17 -- Union minister for law and justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said in Srinagar on Tuesday that a decision regarding the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will be heard "very soon".

Speaking to reporters at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar, Meghwal described the issue as "very sensitive" but reaffirmed the Centre's commitment to the process.

He said that home minister Amit Shah had already provided assurances in the Lok Sabha that the rightful process would be followed and that the people would receive "what is due to them".

Meghwal was in Srinagar to lead a regional workshop on the Tele-Law (DISHA) scheme, focusing on technology-enabled legal services. However, his comments on ...