A senior Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader has welcomed National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah's statement on regional autonomy and asked the former chief minister to put a document in public domain. Sham Lal Sharma said giving regional autonomy to all the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, who have been demanding their right since long, was the only solution to address the developmental needs of these areas.

"We have been advocating this for quite long to provide regional autonomy to Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh so that no region feels discriminated and everybody gets its due share. But now, once the Congress party forms the government in the state, providing regional autonomy will be our topmost priority," the former minister added. Abdullah had on Thursday promised regional autonomy if his party comes to power in the state.