Srinagar, Dec. 3 -- J&K Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on Wednesday asserted that the NC-led government is not only evading accountability on the reservations issue but is also actively aggravating internal fissures within Kashmiri society by shifting responsibility instead of addressing the core concerns.

In a statement issued on social media, Lone said he would "reiterate that in the context of the reservations issue, the elected government is passing on the buck" and highlighted that those in power were "trying to create a wedge in the Kashmiri ranks and pit one Kashmiri against the other."

Calling the government's hesitation unjustified, he stressed that "the elected government can easily restore district a...