Mufti Hits Back At PM Modi: ‘If Sheikh Abdullah Hadn’t Chosen India, J&K Could Be Part Of Pakistan’

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday responded to People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti's recent remark saying that his party did not allow the Bharatiya Janata Party to enter Jammu and Kashmir despite being a part of the National Democratic Party in the 2000s. Mufti had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be "thankful to Sheikh family".

"I would like to tell Mehbooba Mufti that we were part of the NDA, however, we never let BJP enter Jammu and Kashmir. Despite being part of NDA, we did not let BJP win Jammu's Parliamentary seat," Omar Abdullah said.

Reacting to PM Modi lashing out at the regional parties for bringing "only fear and anarchy to Jammu and Kashmir", the PDP chief had said: "I believe Modi Ji should be thankful, especially to Sheikh (Abdullah) family. It is because of (NC founder) Sheikh (Mohammad) Abdullah that J-K's accession with the country took place."