Omar's Trump remarks anger BJP, party says it’s attempt to ‘internationalise Kashmir’
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah faced criticism from the BJP after sarcastically suggesting he might seek US President Donald Trump's help to restore statehood. The BJP accused Abdullah of attempting to internationalize a domestic issue, reaffirming that J&K's status is an internal Indian matter.
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This highlights the ongoing political friction between the J&K administration and the central government regarding the region's constitutional status and statehood.
SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks referring to US President Donald Trump in his speech on Sunday while seeking restoration of statehood to J&K and his response on Monday to a tweet falsely attributed to Trump hasn’t gone down well with BJP, which accused him of attempting to “internationalise the Jammu and Kashmir issue by invoking the name of a foreign leader…”“Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. The central govt has already made its commitment clear regarding the restoration of statehood,” BJP general secretary and J&K in-charge Tarun Chug said.“Since the abrogation of Article 370, a new stream of democracy, development, tourism, and good governance is flowing.
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