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Ganderbal, Sept 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday urged the Central Government to honour its commitment to restore statehood to the Union Territory, reminding New Delhi that the assurance was made not just to the people, but also to the Supreme Court .

“Statehood is a promise, not just to the people but also to the Supreme Court. They have repeatedly said: first delimitation, then elections, and after that, statehood. Two steps are done. Now, the third must be fulfilled,” Abdullah told reporters in Ganderbal.

He stressed that the delimitation exercise and conduct of elections have already been completed, leaving only the final and most critical step: the restoration of full statehood .

“People have shown remarkable patience so far, but now it is tim

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