Even after completing 50 days in the office, Chief Minister (CM) Omar Abdullah is caught in a catch-22 situation over restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir (J and K).

After recording a historic victory in the Assembly polls, held after a gap of 10 long years, Omar started his second innings with a bang.

In his first cabinet meeting held two days after the oath taking ceremony, the government led by Omar Abdullah passed a resolution urging the National Democratic Alliance(NDA) -led Centre to restore statehood to J and K.

Omar also called on Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah with a categoric demand to restore 'statehood' to J and K.

Subsequently, the J and K Legislative Assembly also passed a motion in support of granting special status to the former state.

So far the Union government has not moved an inch.

On Thursday, Abdullah reiterated his stand on the issue and maintained that he will discuss the issue of restoring statehood to J and K with the PM and home minister Shah very soon.

"The prime minister and the home minister were busy with elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. But now that they have time, this issue will be taken up so that J and K's statehood is restored soon," Abdullah told reporters after attending a function to commemorate the 42nd foundation day of SKIMS Hospital here.

Earlier, Omar attended a special prayer meeting marking the birth anniversary of Sheikh Mohd Abdullah.

On the occasion when he asked if the holiday on the NC founder's birth anniversary will be restored, the CM said there are many things that need to be brought back in J and K, but the priority is to restore its statehood first.

"There are many other dates as well, but we have to fight a bigger contest. We have to fight for the restoration of J and K's statehood. We are hopeful that the PM will keep his promise made not to us, but to the people of J and K during the Lok Sabha election and the Assembly polls that followed," Abdullah said.

"The elections saw huge participation of people. There were no complaints of people being forcibly taken to the booths. Rather, they went on their own and made the elections a huge success with the hope that the promises made to them, especially on restoring J and K's statehood, will be fulfilled," the CM said.