Srinagar, July 22 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that statehood was an imperative or basic need for restoring Jammu and Kashmir's special status, stressing that Article 370 restoration is meaningless without statehood. He said that after the Delhi protest, the National Conference's protest programmes seeking statehood will continue.

"We are seeking the base i.e statehood from this government. And Article 370 ( restoration) is meaningless without statehood," Omar said at a press conference after he and party leaders' returned from Delhi following a protest seeking restoration of J&K's statehood.

Abdullah said that they went to remind the Centre of their promise made to the people of J&K after revocation of erstwhile stat...