Home Minister Amit Shah today reiterated that statehood of Jammu and Kashmir will be restored after the improvement in the security situation there. <br />''<br />''He said, Jammu and Kashmir will not remain a Union Territory forever. Mr Shah was interacting with the probationers of the 2018 batch of the Indian Police Service in New Delhi. The Home Minister asserted that some bold decisions are necessary to be made for people's benefit, without getting bogged down by the fear of a backlash. <br />''<br />''He said, not a single bullet had been fired and not a single person had died after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Shah said, this notion that only Article 370 protected the Kashmiri culture and identity was wrong. He asserted that all regional identities are inherently protected by the Indian constitution. He said, the misuse of the Article 370 is the root cause of cross-border terrorism.<br />''<br />''Referring to the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being d in Assam, the Home Minister said, the NRC was essential not just for the national security but for good governance as well. <br />''<br />''He said, the NRC must not be seen as a political exercise but a Constitutional one, as it is very important to have a National Register of Citizens in order to ensure that benefits of development reach all our citizens. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />''</span>