Srinagar, July 9 -- J&K National Conference General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar Wednesday questioned opposition parties on their sudden awakening to public issues after a prolonged silence during years of bureaucratic control in Jammu and Kashmir.

He made these comments while presiding over a party functionaries meeting of Block Khanyar A at Nawa E Subah. MLA Hazratbal Salman Ali Sagar was also present in the meeting. On the occasion Sagar asked party functionaries to prepare for the upcoming July 11 and July 13 functions.

Speaking further he said, "Where were these self-proclaimed guardians of democracy when the region was run by unelected officials for nearly a decade?" Not a murmur was heard from them then. In fact, they seemed far ...