Srinagar, June 5 -- Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that Article 370 was never responsible for the lack of development in the erstwhile state, asserting that its abrogation had not led to any extraordinary economic transformation in the region.

Speaking at The Hindu Huddle, Omar said that Jammu and Kashmir's developmental and economic challenges were largely the result of decades of violence and instability rather than its former special constitutional status.

"Article 370 was never a cause of any lack of development in Jammu and Kashmir, nor has its revocation suddenly resulted in massive development," he said, as per news agency KNO.

The National Conference leader said the region had suffered...