National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday termed the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood "illegal" and urged for its restoration.
Addressing a public meeting titled 'Statehood Now', organised by the Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir, the octogenarian leader claimed the governor did not understand the law at the time of the move, which he had admitted in an interview.
“...people in power want you to bow before them. 

We are not here to bow. We are not here to bend. It is our right as Indians. Right (statehood) given by the Constitution of India. What you have done is illegal. Restore it. Restore our statehood,” Abdullah said.

He said that when the Centre abrogated Article 370, it justified the decision by claiming the erstwhile state was not progressing and there was terrorism because of these people.