Srinagar, Aug. 15 -- J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's announcement of a door-to-door signature campaign across the Union Territory for the restoration of J&K's statehood has drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties.
Peoples Democratic Party MLA and legislature party leader in J&K Assembly Waheed Parra accused Omar of "betraying" the people of Jammu and Kashmir by reducing the fight for statehood to "token gestures" through a signature campaign.
"Omar Abdullah owes an apology not a signature campaign for normalising 5th August. With 50 MLAs behind him, he has reduced the fight for J&K's statehood to token gestures, after seeking votes door-to-door on the promise of restoring pre-5th August status. This is not just retreat, it is bet...