Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the “wounds” of the people had not yet healed seven years after the abrogation of Article 370, asserting that the Centre’s promise to restore statehood to the Union Territory remained unfulfilled.

“Our wounds have not yet healed. We had hoped that some of the pain would be addressed and that the promise of restoring statehood would be fulfilled. But today marks seven years since August 5, 2019, and that promise remains unfulfilled,” he said.