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Jammu And Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Renews Statehood Demand ; Prime Minister Narendra Modi Vows To Fulfil Promises Made
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that he would keep promises he had made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, a statement seen as an oblique reference to the demand for restoration of statehood voiced strongly by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that he would keep promises he had made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, a statement seen as an oblique reference to the demand for restoration of statehood voiced strongly by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Yeh Modi hai, wada karta hai toh nibhata hai. Har kaam ka ek samay hai, aur sahi samay pe sahi kaam bhi hone wale hai (This is Modi who keeps his promises. And right things are going to happen at the right time),” the prime minister said at a large public meeting where he shared the stage with Abdullah after inaugurating a strategic 6.4-km tunnel between Srinagar with Sonamarg.
Terming Kashmir as India’s crown, Prime Minister Modi also said the dream of ‘Viksit Bharat’ will be achieved only when this crown is bedecked with jewels.
Speaking earlier at the function as reported by PTI , Abdullah pressed for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir as promised by the prime minister before the assembly elections in September last year and said, “My heart believes that you will fulfil this promise soon.”
“You also promised (assembly) elections within four months and you stayed true to your words,” he said.
Without making a direct reference to the issue of statehood, Modi assured the gathering that all promises would be kept and the right things would happen at the right time.
The prime minister said he wishes Jammu and Kashmir to be beautiful and prosperous.
