Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Thursday hit out at the BJP-led Central government and questioned the "rationale behind delaying" elections in the Jammu and Kashmir.
A delegation of the National Conference and People's Democratic Party and Congress met the Election Commission of India over the demand for elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
A few hours after the incident, Abdullah took to his Twitter and wrote that he was deeply saddened to hear about the demise of Sanjay Pandith of Achan in the Pulwama district of South Kashmir.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the ongoing demolition drive of illegal properties has caused chaos among the people.
National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir has not seen the days of no assembly elections even in the worst days of militancy.
"I don't have any say in this. This is an internal matter of Congress. We never questioned surgical strikes and we will never do this,' Omar Abdullah said while speaking to mediapersons in Banihal on Friday.
The Yatra will reach Jammu's Kathua at 6.45 pm on Thursday, party leaders said.
According to the INC's official Twitter handle, the flag transfer ceremony would be held in Kathua's Lakhanpur near Maharaja Gulab Singh's statue on Jan 19.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has said that Congress should see the recent track records of the leaders joining the Bharat Jodo Yatra as some "might use" it to "whitewash themselves".