Omar claims NC MLAs being offered up to ₹30 crore to switch sides

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to topple his government by engineering a split in the ruling National Conference (NC) and offering cash and ministerial positions to party MLAs.

Addressing a workers' convention at the mausoleum of his grandparents in Hazratbal on the 26th death anniversary of his grandmother Akbar Jehan, Abdullah alleged that the BJP had failed to lure legislators with promises of money and power and was now offering to restore Jammu and Kashmir's statehood in return for their support.

"Attempts are being made to break the National Conference. After greed for money and ministerial berths didn't work, the BJP is now telling my MLAs behind closed doors, 'Come with us and we will give you statehood'," Abdullah claimed.