At a function to lay the foundation stone of Z-Morh tunnel, which will link Kargil with Kashmir Valley throughout the year, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and chief minister Omar Abdullah recalled the bonhomie between Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah and Jawaharlal Nehru and vowed to strengthen the bond."I am a Kashmiri. I myself am from Kashmiri family and want to have lifelong relations with the people of Jammu and Kashmir," Rahul said.He said he extends his hand to Omar Abdullah like Jawaharlal Nehru extended it to Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah for holistic and comprehensive development of Jammu and Kashmir."I have two goals for Kashmir. First, I want to see permanent bond is established between us. I want to understand your problems deeply. I want to have lifelong relationship with you (people)," he added."I want that youth of this place should become part of India's development and progress like other states of the country," he said.Rahul said Jammu and Kashmir should benefit in all sectors like education, health, infrastructure and power.Talking about the importance of tunnels and road connectivity, Rahul said that he visited Ladakh last year and was informed that the region remains cut off with rest of the world in winter."This tunnel (Z-Morh) is the first step toward remaining connected with Ladakh throughout the year. The next step will be a tunnel at Zojila," Rahul added.The two tunnels one at Z- Morh and another at Zojila will be 6.5 km and 12 km long respectively and once completed they will make Srinagar-Leh road fair-weather.Rahul said that he would be visiting Kashmir regularly to understand problems faced by people of Jammu and Kashmir. "I want to listen to you and understand your problems. I will keep coming to Kashmir," Rahul promised.Before Rahul's arrival, there was heavy snowfall in the area.Earlier in his address, chief minister Omar Abdullah talked about importance of opening of road links and tunnels for the state.He, however, didn't miss the political aspect of Kashmir and called for dialogue between the Centre and the state to solve it. He said it will help in realising Sheikh and Nehru's dream of happy Kashmir."Jammu and Kashmir has no lesser problems. It has problems of militancy, poverty and there is a political issue. We have tried from the times of Sheikh and Nehru to solve it. There was Sheikh-Nehru, Indira-Farooq, Rajiv-Farooq accords. And the aim of these accords were to solve this political issue," he said.About ongoing dialogue process between India and Pakistan, Omar hoped that UPA will speed up the process and at the same time start dialogue between the State Government and the Centre Government. "It will strengthen relationship and will help in realising the dream of Sheikh and Nehru. This would bring happiness and strengthen the bond," he said.The Union minister for new and renewable energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah in his emotional address said Sheikh and Nehru joined hands to shape Kashmir as crown of India. "This dream is being slowly realised. Rahul remember, we are Indians and we will die as Indians. No power can separate us from India?A day will come when children of Rahul and Omar will see fruits of steps taken by us," he said.Dr Abdullah advised Omar not to be afraid of conspiracies. "If you remain steadfast like your grandfather nothing will happen to you," Farooq said. He wanted to see Rahul as the Prime Minister of the country.