Modi meets Apni party, assures J&K's demography will remain unchanged

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured a delegation of the newly formed Apni Party that his government will restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir "at an early opportunity".

A 24-member delegation of J&K's Apni Party led by its chief Altaf Bukhari met the Prime Minister at his residence in Lok Kalyan Marg here.

Modi later tweeted about the interaction, saying, "We had extensive deliberations on issues relating to the development of J&K as well as other good governance related topics."

An official statement said the Prime Minister engaged with the delegation on various issues like concerns on demographic changes, delimitation exercise