India, Sept. 26 -- Coming out in defence of the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said it is the BJP's habit to blame others for its own failures, adding that and the violence in Leh was no different.

Four people died in Ladakh's Leh on Wednesday in violence that erupted during protests, led by activist Sonam Wangchuk, demanding statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution turned. The protesters set the BJP office and several vehicles in Leh on fire.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, supported by members of Leh Apex Body (LAB), started a hunger strike in Leh on September 10 to demand statehood for Ladakh.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of his visit to the flood-affected vill...