Jammu, Oct. 16 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the government's work should be judged after completing its five-year term.

Abdullah said the government would not be short-term and that promises made in the party manifesto should be evaluated at the end of the full term. "This government will not be a government of six months. It will not be a government of a year. It will be a government of five years," he said. He added that assessing the government's performance before five years would not reflect the full implementation of its plans.

The Chief Minister outlined measures already taken, including the regularization of employees in various departments. "Today, 860 CPWs, who were earning 500, 1000, 2000 rupees, were...