India, May 19 -- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the Centre remains committed to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and urged people to trust the assurances made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament.

In an interview with a national television channel, Sinha said the statements made by the country's top leadership regarding statehood restoration were important and should be taken seriously by the people.

He said that the Prime Minister and the Home Minister had earlier stated in Parliament that statehood would be restored "at an appropriate time" after the completion of delimitation and Assembly elections.

Referring to the recently held Assembly elect...