New Delhi, July 20 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday alleged that the Union Government had supressed the National Conference protest for restoration of statehood by not allowing a protest led by him to move to Jantar Mantar in Centre Delhi.

Abdullah affirmed that this would not deter their campaign for dignity and self-governance. Abdullah maintained that the movement for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and constitutional rights has only just begun.

Omar Abdullah, in a post on X, reflected on the challenges faced during the demonstration.

He wrote, "We were stopped from getting to Jantar Mantar & stopped from protesting peacefully for what is rightfully ours, but we were not silenced. This is ...