Srinagar, June 27 -- Former Sadr-e-Riyasat (head of state) of the erstwhile state, Karan Singh, on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir should not have to "beg" for the restoration of statehood, asserting that the Centre has already committed to restoring it.
"I was the President of the erswtwhile state. At that time, there was no union Territory. It was a complete state," Singh told reporters on the sidelines of an Interfaith Dialogue organised by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language and the Inter-Faith Harmony Foundation of India.
Asked about the importance of restoring the state, he said, "I think it should be. The government has also said that it will restore the state. We were the biggest state. We should not beg for it. Th...