Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. SRINAGAR: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma, launched a strong attack on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, accusing him of distorting facts, twisting history, and using the demand for statehood to hide governance failures. LoP Sunil Sharma, accompanied by J&K BJP General Secretary Anwar Khan, while addressing a press conference at Srinagar, termed Omar Abdullah’s renewed statehood pitch a “political diversion” from his record of corruption, civilian harm, and suppression of dissent.
“Do you want statehood to become a tool to justify the killing of innocent Kashmiris?” he asked. Under Omar’s rule, fear prevailed, schools were shut, and civilians—not militants—were targeted, he said. He reminded that statehood existed under the National Conference between 1982 and 2014, yet those years saw rampant corruption and human rights violations.
Sunil Sharma said that the people of J&K do not want a statehood where dissent is silenced and parents fear sending children to school. Sharma accused the NC of introducing draconian laws like the Public Safety Act (PSA) and pellet guns, leading to the highest civilian deaths in J&K’s history.
The NC has no moral ground to talk about democracy or human rights, he asserted. In contrast, the Leader of Opposition praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies as humane and transformative. “Under Modi Ji, not a single local youth has joined militancy in years. This is not fear, but trust. People now believe in democracy, not bullets,” he said.
Refuting Omar’s claims of bureaucratic interference, Sharma called them “baseless and politically motivated.” “Ninety-seven Cabinet decisions have been approved by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's office in the past year—from free electricity to jobs. Yet key files remain stuck in Omar’s own office,” he revealed. Sharma declared that the era of dynastic politics and false narratives is over. Jammu & Kashmir stands with peace, development, and justice under PM Modi’s leadership.