Jammu, Feb. 20 -- Stating that statehood is the core issue of people across length and breadth of Jammu and Kashmir, te Pradesh Congress Committee President Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday accused BJP of disrespecting the overall mandate of the people including a massive mandate secured by them in Jammu too, in the name of statehood.

Karra also criticised the autocratic and anti-democratic mindset of some officers in the administration, even after the coming into being of an elected government for over four months.

Addressing a press conference here at the PCC Headquarters along with other leaders, Karra hit out at the BJP for "disrespecting" the mandate of the people, especially the massive mandate secured by BJP in Jammu on the "false" ...