Srinagar, Oct 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said he is seriously considering becoming a party to the ongoing case in the Supreme Court regarding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, saying his experience of leading the region both as a full-fledged state and as a Union Territory gives him a unique understanding of what is at stake.

Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Omar said he has already held discussions with senior lawyers on the matter.

“It’s under active consideration. I am perhaps the only person who has been Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir as a state and now as Chief Minister of a Union Territory. I have seen both sides — the powers and responsibilities that come with being a state, and the limitations that come with being a UT,” he said.

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