If Omar wants normal statehood, we’re on same page: LoP Sunil Sharma

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 01 (STC):
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), J&K, is on the same page with Omar Abdullah – led government if demand of restoration of statehood is not flagged with Article 370.
Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma has stated this in conversation with a local news agency KNS. He said that if Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seeks the return of statehood with Article 370 and so-called dignity, then “he should forget it.”
The BJP leader added that statehood will be granted when the time is right, but not on conditions tied to the past. “There’s no need for Omar to campaign. If he agrees to normal statehood, he can sit in his office or car, and it will come without asking,” he said.
He accused Omar Abdullah and his party of confusing the public. “They glorify 13th July, demand holidays in the name of Sheikh Abdullah, and link dignity with Article 370. That era is over. People now want development, not outdated slogans,” Sharma said.
Targeting PDP President Mehbooba Mufti, Sunil Sharma said she has long represented the elements in J&K who sympathized with terrorists and separatists.
“Today, 99.5% of Jammu and Kashmir is peaceful. Mehbooba Mufti speaks for the 0.5% who supported unrest and questioned India’s unity. That is why she is no longer politically relevant,” Sharma said.
He added that Mehbooba’s sharp decline was visible in the last elections. “She managed just three seats after the government fell. If she continues this path, she may not even get those next time.”(STC)