Jammu, March 15 -- Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said that Centre stands with J&K people and reiterated that region's statehood will be restored soon. He also condemned a recent attack on National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah.
Addressing a news conference here Athawale said that Jammu and Kashmir has seen significant progress since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in 2019, and reiterated that statehood to the Union Territory may be restored soon."
"The attack on Abdullah (on March 11) is unfortunate and condemnable. He has always supported strong relations between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of India. There may be ideological differences, but we must respect democratic values. No one has the rig...