Srinagar, June 9 -- National Conference President and former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood remains a core demand and a prerequisite for addressing the region's developmental challenges.
At the inaugural function of the historical rail link to Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had raked up the issue of restoring statehood, saying it was through Prime Minister Narendra Modi that "J&K's status will be restored".
On Monday, Farooq Abdullah reiterated that the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood remains a core demand.
Abdullah said the promise of statehood, made by the central government both in Parliament and before the Supreme Court, must be ...