Srinagar, March 5 -- War of words broke out between NC and BJP legislators in the J&K assembly when the NC legislator from Trehgam praised infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) while demanding tunnels for Jumgund and Keran near the LoC represented by MLA Saifullah Mir.

BJP legislators, however, objected to Mir's remarks and termed him a "traitor."

Chief minister Omar Abdullah, however, pacified the angry BJP legislators by saying that the situation in PoK is very bad despite the fact that they are being helped by China. "We never sought help from China, America, France or England to build our roads," he said.

While demanding tunnels for far-flung areas of Kupwara, former minister Saifullah Mir said that infrastructure in Po...