Srinagar, Oct. 18 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for what he described as "delaying the restoration of statehood" to the union Territory, saying it was also "unjust" to link the Pahalgam terror attack with statehood restoration.
He also ruled out any possibility of allying with the BJP, asserting that the people of Jammu and Kashmir were still suffering from the consequences of the 2015 PDP-BJP coalition.
Speaking at a press conference in Srinagar, Omar, who recently completed one year in office, said it was wrong to hold the elected government responsible for the Pahalgam incident and to use it as an excuse to defer statehood.
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