India, Nov. 3 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed the hope that the revival of the Darbar Move would boost the sagging economy of the erstwhile state and bridge the bond between the two regions of Jammu and Kashmir.

Abdullah walked the 2-km distance from his official residence on Wazarat Road to the civil secretariat in the morning, interacting with traders on Residency Road, Raghunath Bazaar and Shalimar Road en route. Talking to mediapersons, he said, "You must have seen the rousing reception. Today, a distance that doesn't take five minutes to cover, took nearly an hour. It was the love and affection of the people."

He said: "Jammu suffered the biggest setback when the Darbar Move practice was discontinued (four years...