Jammu, Aug. 23 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that all the hopes of his government, expecting restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, were shattered in the just concluded parliamentary session.

Responding to media queries at Sainik School in Nagrota where he attended the 56th School Raising Day and inaugurated the newly constructed 'TRIVENI' girls' hostel, Omar said, "All our hopes (of getting statehood back) were dashed but from here we will take forward our process (struggle). We hoped that it (struggle) won't be needed. We were hopeful that the promises that were made to us would be fulfilled but that didn't happen."

"Now, if we will have to work on it then we will continue to do so," he added.

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