Srinagar, July 20 -- Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma on Sunday said the BJP had postponed its proposed July 20 protest in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the flash floods that caused loss of life and property in Poonch and Rajouri districts.

Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Sharma said the protest, which was scheduled to begin from Ghanta Ghar in Lal Chowk and culminate at the Civil Secretariat, had been deferred on humanitarian grounds.

"Politics can wait. At this moment, humanity should come first and every political party should stand with the victims," Sharma said, adding that the protest had been postponed and not cancelled. He said a fresh date would be announced after the situation normalised.

According to Sharma, the p...