<p>Srinagar: National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said people's aspirations should be respected and statehood restored to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</a>.</p>.<p>The former chief minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state attended a Republic Day function in Srinagar.</p>.Amid intensified crackdown, Jammu and Kashmir sees surge in drug convictions.<p>"It is an auspicious day... India is a republic. We hope that the Constitution will be protected and the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir respected ... Statehood should be restored," Abdullah told reporters at Bakshi Stadium. </p>
<p>Srinagar: National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said people's aspirations should be respected and statehood restored to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</a>.</p>.<p>The former chief minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state attended a Republic Day function in Srinagar.</p>.Amid intensified crackdown, Jammu and Kashmir sees surge in drug convictions.<p>"It is an auspicious day... India is a republic. We hope that the Constitution will be protected and the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir respected ... Statehood should be restored," Abdullah told reporters at Bakshi Stadium. </p>