Omar Abdullah

Congress party accused the government of withdrawing security troops from around Rahul Gandhi as the Bharat Jodo Yatra approached Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmir and sought action against those guilty for the alleged security breach.

The National Conference leader said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government understands that an elected government will try to heal the people's wounds, whereas they merely allegedly rub salt and chilli into them.

While both the former J&K Chief Ministers have decided to not contest the upcoming assembly elections, their party's National Conference and PDP will be contesting the assembly polls.

Earlier this year, another former chief minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah had vacated his official residence voluntarily in view of changes in the rules of entitlement.

The Centre has made it possible for non-citizens to register as voters and vote in Jammu & Kashmir. Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah criticised the action, saying it will only assist the BJP "import bogus votes" to support the saffron party.

The leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha put out a post on Twitter with the infamous quote -- 'When a big tree falls, the earth shakes' -- made by Rajiv Gandhi amid the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.

According to reports, the CBI indicted former J&K Bank chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Shaikh and 18 others last month for a Rs 800 crore loss to the bank as a result of loans to REI Agro issued in breach of rules, without genuine security, and on fraudulent documents.

The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, stated that the greatest lie is that there was an NC government. In 1990, when the Kashmiri Pandits left, there was Governor's rule in J&K.

Let's take a look at some reactions to thethree announcements made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Saturday

If the recommendations are implemented, the Jammu region will have 43 seats while the Kashmir valley to witness 47 seats.