Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and handed him over a resolution passed by the new government seeking early restoration of statehood to the union territory.
In the meeting that lasted around 30 minutes, Abdullah discussed with the prime minister various issues related to Jammu and Kashmir, including the present security situation and development works.
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The chief minister also met Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and apprised him about the road connectivity projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
He also met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and sought cooperation for an improved security situation in the union territory.
On Wednesday, Abdullah had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The chief minister’s meeting with the PM came four days after six migrant labourers and a local doctor were shot dead by banned Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in Ganderbal district's Gagangir on Sunday.
The UT witnessed a spike in targeted attacks over the last one week. On Thursday, a migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh was injured after being shot at in Batgund Tral area of Pulwama district.
In another major attack later in the day, two soldiers and two civilians were killed as terrorists ambushed an Army vehicle in Baramulla district.
The resolution which Abdullah handed over to Modi was passed by his first cabinet meeting after the National Conference registered a remarkable victory in the assembly polls, bagging 42 of the 90 seats.
The resolution urges the central government to restore Jammu and Kashmir's statehood "in its original form".
