Srinagar, June 4 -- BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the National Conference (NC), dismissing the party's announcement to protest at Jantar Mantar during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament as a political gimmick meant to mislead the public.

Speaking to ANI regarding the NC's decision to hold a demonstration in New Delhi to demand the restoration of statehood and constitutional guarantees, Thakur accused the party of attempting to deceive the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

"They are fooling the people. Let me remind them, it was the National Conference that took this matter to the Court, and now they do not trust that verdict as well," the BJP leader stated.

Thakur further emphasised that the...