Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday ruled out the possibility of allying with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and asserted that the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) would be revoked once full statehood is restored to the Union Territory.

Addressing a press conference in Srinagar to mark one year of his government, Omar said his administration is committed to implementing pledges made in the National Conference(NC) manifesto.

VIDEO | Srinagar: J&K CM Omar Abdullah says, “…We still have 2–3 days to finalise the names (for the bypolls), and we will announce candidates in 24–48 hours. We have formally approached Congress, stating that we are ready to leave the Nagrota (Assembly seat) for them, despite… pic.twi

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