SRINAGAR, May 10 -- Omar Abdullah has termed the current Union Territory setup in Jammu and Kashmir the "worst form of government" and called for an urgent restoration of full statehood, while noting progress with the Centre on transaction of business rules.

Speaking to the reporters, Abdullah said a dual power structure in the UT, where administrative authority is divided, is a "recipe for disaster" and does not suit a region with 90 elected legislators.

He questioned the rationale of equating J&K with smaller Union Territories like Puducherry, which has only 30 MLAs, stressing that the scale and complexity of governance in J&K require full administrative control by elected representatives.

Referring to last year's Pahalgam tragedy, t...