Srinagar, July 12 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to break the National Conference (NC) by offering its MLAs Rs.20-30 crore and ministerial positions to switch sides. However, the BJP denied Omar's allegation, terming it "baseless".

Speaking on his grandmother's death anniversary, Abdullah also targeted the central government for failing to restore J&K's statehood, claiming the BJP used the promise of statehood restoration as leverage to poach legislators.

"There are attempts to break the NC. The BJP is telling our MLAs in closed rooms to join them, and in return, they will grant statehood. Allah is my witness, one of my Jammu MLAs told me this. A BJP l...