Srinagar/ Jammu, July 14 -- The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Monday served a legal notice to chief minister Omar Abdullah following his public claims that the party attempted to bribe National Conference (NC) legislators.

Speaking at an NC convention at Hazratbal in Srinagar on July 11, Abdullah alleged that the BJP was actively trying to engineer a split to bring down his government. He specifically claimed that an NC MLA from the Jammu region was approached by a senior BJP office-bearer-who is also a practising Supreme Court lawyer-and offered Rs.20 crore to Rs.30 crore, a ministerial berth, and the restoration of statehood in exchange for switching allegiance to the saffron party.

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