Srinagar, Oct. 5 -- Peoples Democratic Party and Altaf Bukhari-led Apni Party have broken into a verbal spat after the latter praised chief minister Omar Abdullah for not allying with BJP while criticising PDP for siding with BJP after 2014 elections.

Bukhari on Saturday had lashed out at PDP, while praising Omar Abdullah. "Every political party in Jammu and Kashmir has a working relation with the central government. During elections, every party promises to keep BJP away from power but later on they work with the same party... In 2014, Mehbooba Mufti promised people that she will keep BJP at bay but later the same party joined hands with BJP," Bukhari said, adding "PDP runs with the help of BJP. There is a fixed match between the two pa...