Srinagar, Nov. 19 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that bloodshed and loss of innocent lives continue in the region despite repeated assurances of peace after 2019.

He said the people of J&K were promised an end to violence, but the reality on the ground has not changed.

Speaking to reporters, Omar said that ordinary citizens are still paying the price. "If it is not exploding in Delhi, it is exploding here. Innocent people are losing their lives," he said, adding that Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed continuous violence over the last three decades.

"We were told that after 2019 this whole thing would stop, but it didn't happen," he added.

Omar said that the resp...