Srinagar, July 15 -- Senior vice-president of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, Ghulam Hassan Mir, said on Sunday that while the incident was regrettable, the manner in which Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited the martyrs' graveyard on Monday to pay tribute to the 1931 martyrs was not appropriate, adding that he should have coordinated the visit with the administration.

Mir said, "The way he went was not right. When you target the opposition while aligning with the government, it raises questions. You want to play the role of the opposition, but you're not doing it effectively."

He added that for the past nine months, the BJP has played a role in halting the National Conference, which was the main opposition. "They seem to have allies...