Jammu, Jan. 6 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday castigated BJP leaders for claiming that Jammu alone may get statehood, stating that further division of Jammu and Kashmir on religious lines can have far-reaching consequences.
Responding to a query about the claims of BJP leaders, the Chief Minister, speaking to reporters here at the sidelines of a meeting, said, "They have already spoiled Ladakh by making it a UT and if they now want to do the same to Jammu, then let them do it."The Centre had failed to effectively administer Ladakh after separating it from Jammu and Kashmir. They couldn't control Ladakh. Why are they now trying to spoil Jammu?" Abdullah termed the decision as the BJP's political failure.
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