Will resign rather than ally with BJP for statehood restoration: Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that he is not ready to include BJP in the government to get statehood back and he would rather resign than enter into an alliance with the BJP to hasten statehood for the Union territory.

J&K CM Omar Abdullah addresses the gathering during the inauguration of 15 water supply schemes in the PHE Division Bijbehara, in Anantnag on Tuesday. (PTI)

Omar government will complete its first year in office this month. Despite repeated requests from the chief minister on various occasions, the Centre government has ignored the request of granting statehood to J&K, with both BJP leaders and different Union Ministers saying that J&K will get statehood at an appropriate time.