Srinagar, July 6 -- Senior National Conference (NC) leader and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's Advisor, Nasir Aslam Wani, on Saturday asserted that holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not a prerequisite for the restoration of statehood.
Talking to reporters, Wani said, "The NC is fully prepared for elections whenever they are announced but the restoration of J&K statehood should not be linked to electoral timelines."
"We come to know about such reports only through media leaks or planted stories," Wani said while referring to recent news reports suggesting that assembly elections must precede the return of statehood.
"No official proposal regarding the holding of fresh elections has been communicated to us so far. For Jamm...