Srinagar, May 31 -- Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Kumar Sharma, on Sunday ruled out the possibility of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stepping down from office, saying the National Conference leadership would continue to hold on to power regardless of the constitutional status of the Union Territory.

Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Sharma said Abdullah would not resign even if Jammu and Kashmir were granted a status lower than that of a Union Territory, provided his official position and protocol remained unaffected.

"Even if Jammu and Kashmir is reduced to the level of a Hill Council and Omar Abdullah is made an executive councillor, he would still not resign. The Abdullah family has never shown any inc...