New Delhi, July 12 -- Congress leader Jebi Mather on Sunday reacted to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's statement, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to "murder democracy" to gain power.

Speaking to ANI, Mather said, "The BJP are now doing the same thing in Kashmir that they did in Assam, Punjab, and Maharashtra. It's their style to murder democracy for gaining power. We have been continuously opposing it."

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had on Saturday claimed that the BJP attempted to lure one of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference's (JKNC) MLAs with an offer of Rs 20-30 crore and a ministerial berth to switch sides.

Abdullah said the MLA had rejected the offer and informed h...