Jammu, Oct. 30 -- Deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday said the BJP, which allegedly called independent MLA Satish Sharma "Satish Abdullah", is now shedding crocodile tears over his exit from the cabinet in a recent reshuffle by chief minister Omar Abdullah. "BJP had been trying hard to get me and Sharma dropped from the council of ministers. They called us Jai Chands of Jammu (traitors) in the past," alleged Choudhary. "They (BJP) even refused to accept me a Hindu. If I am not a Hindu then who am I," he asked. Choudhary also rubbished the claims of BJP that the National Conference (NC) government headed by Omar has neglected Jammu region. During the 2024 assembly elections, the BJP had won a record 29 assembly seats, an all time high, all from Jammu region. "I feel sad that Sharma is no longer part of our cabinet. He was my colleague in the government until yesterday. But I am surprised to see the BJP, which called him 'Satish Abdullah', is now shedding crocodile tears over his removal. They also called me 'Surinder Abdullah', Choudhary told reporters during a visit to a market in the railway station area here where a fire damaged nearly 30 shops....