JAMMU, Feb. 6 -- Nearly six and a half years on since Article 370 was revoked, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reiterated on the floor of the legislative assembly that his government remains committed to restoring special status.

Winding up discussion on motion of thanks on LG's address, the chief minister asserted that though statehood remains a core issue for his government, it has not buried the special status under the hatchet.

"The NC government remains committed to restoring the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Article 370, though rendered hollow, still remains embedded in the Constitution and has not been removed. The day BJP government removed it from the Constitution, we will bring a resolution in...