J&K statehood to be restored, no demographic changes, says Amit Shah

Allaying the apprehensions of the delegation on restrictions, Shah said all decisions on relaxations are based on ground realities and not due to any pressure

Assurances of restoration of statehood at "early opportunity", no demographic change and release of all political prisoners in "due course" were the takeaways from Union Home Minister Amit Shah's meeting with a political delegation of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party here on Sunday.

Expressing confidence that "visible changes will be seen on the ground in the next few months, the home minister also assured the delegation that the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take all steps for the overall development of Jammu and Kashmir".

The political delegation, which is the first one after the