ADVERTISEMENT“I put a huge amount of my own political credibility at stake for this. I know for a fact that I’ve eroded a large part of it,” Abdullah said. He argued that linking restoration of statehood to the complete eradication of terrorism would effectively mean transferring the decision from New Delhi to Islamabad. “There is no worse form of government than a Union territory with an Assembly. Abdullah said his government would continue to raise the demand for restoration of statehood through political dialogue, street protests and demonstrations in the national capital.