Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Sao on Sunday slammed National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah over his remarks about the hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, adding that Omar Abdullah's support to a 'terrorist' is unfortunate.
Hours after Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited Jammu and Kashmir, BJP National General Secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh said that Congress has played havoc within the region for the past more than 70 years.
Hitting out at the National Conference and its vice president Omar Abdullah for questioning PDP for alliancing with BJP, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that the National Conference (NC) sacrificed their agenda when they were in coalition with BJP while PDP didn't.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday attacked Congress, the National Conference, and the Peoples Democratic Party for exploiting the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Saturday said that the BJP is fully engaged in election preparations in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that the first phase of the elections has been completely reviewed.
National Conference will contest 51 of 90 seats and Congress 32 according to the seat-sharing pact reached by the two parties for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The two parties will also have "friendly contest" on five seats.
Following the announcement of alliance formation between the Congress and the National Conference ahead of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP's National General Secretary Tarun Chugh said on Saturday that the alliance was an expired injection.
As per the Election Commission of India, the polling in the UT will be held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, while the counting of the votes will take place on October 4.
Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina expressed the party's strong support for the Election Commission's announcement of dates for the upcoming assembly elections in the region, hoping for a high voter turnout similar to the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year.