Amritsar, Sept. 17 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday urged his counterparts in Ladakh to seek written assurances from the Centre on their demands, citing the pending restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir despite earlier verbal commitments.

Speaking to the media, Abdullah said the Centre had indicated that delimitation, elections and restoration of statehood would follow in sequence, but the final step remains pending.

"We were told that statehood would be restored to Jammu & Kashmir after the elections, but nothing was put in writing; assurances were given verbally-even in Parliament and the Supreme Court. It was stated that three steps would follow: first delimitation, then elections, and finally, th...