Gurez, Aug. 8 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah again urged the Centre to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir without further delay.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the National Trible Festival at Gurez, Omar said a lot of time has passed since the Government of India assured the Supreme Court that statehood would be returned at the earliest.

"When the court gave its ruling in the Article 370 case, there were two important aspects. "One was related to elections - that they should be conducted within a timeframe. The other was statehood. The court clearly said statehood should be restored as soon as possible. Now, a lot of time has passed since then. We want Jammu and Kashmir to become a state again as soon," he said.

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