Now that the Assembly polls have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir, the union territory's 'statehood' should be restored, says the chief of the Samajwadi Party Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday.
The SP chief arrived in Srinagar to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the new J-K government which will be headed by National Conference's Omar Abdullah.
"I congratulate the people of Jammu and Kashmir for trusting democracy and forming their own government, and for saving the Constitution. The next step after the elections is to restore the full statehood of J-K. I am hopeful they will get full statehood," Yadav told the media here.
Yadav congratulated NC president Farooq Abdullah and CM-elect Omar Abdullah for the election win.
"I am confident that he will fulfill his responsibility well and take the state towards prosperity," Yadav said on Omar who is set to take oath on Wednesday.
"The whole country was looking up to them. 'Samajwadis' understand their feelings. The country can be prosperous only when J-K moves along with it on the path to prosperity," the SP leader added.
Yadav said all the border states in the country should have special provisions, facilities, and decisions so that they march towards prosperity.
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