CM Omar meets PM Modi in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 24: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday during his first visit to the national capital since taking office last week, officials said.

In a remarkable victory in the recent assembly polls in J&K, the first in 10 years, Abdullah's National Conference (NC) won 42 of the 90 assembly seats.

In its first cabinet meeting, the new government passed a resolution urging the Centre to restore Jammu and Kashmir's statehood.

According to the officials, this restoration is seen as a crucial step towards initiating a healing process, reinstating constitutional rights and safeguarding the unique identity of the region's residents.

The chief minister has been authorised by the cabinet to engage with the prime minister and the central government to advocate for the reinstatement of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood.

This resolution was also approved by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

Abdullah's meeting with Modi comes four days after terrorists of banned Lashkar-e-Taiba gunned down seven people -- a local doctor and six non-local labourers -- in Ganderbal district's Gagangir.

On Wednesday, Abdullah met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the meeting lasted nearly 30 minutes.