New Delhi, July 14 -- Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja on Tuesday accused BJP of stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its statehood status and said there will be protests when Parliament opens on July 20 for the Monsoon session.

"Omar Abdullah is the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, but the BJP government has stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its statehood status... All political parties are supporting us... When Parliament opens on July 20 for the Monsoon session, there will be protests, and I understand that. We will all extend our support to restore the statehood status of Jammu and Kashmir... We will discuss this real issue of why Article 370 was abrogated and why it was ended," D Raja told ANI.

On July 10, Jammu an...