Srinagar, Sept. 2 -- National Conference leaders and workers on Wednesday held a protest against the Central Government near the BJP office in Srinagar, continuing their demand for statehood for Jammu and Kashmir.

The JKNC workers and police came face to face during the protest, amid heavy security deployment around the BJP office.

Earlier this month, on the anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah maintained that the National Conference will remain firmly committed to reversing all administrative and constitutional changes that stripped the region of its special rights and threatened its distinct identity.

In August 2019, the Central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, repealed Article 37...