Srinagar, June 18 -- Jammu and Kashmir Assembly's Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma on Wednesday described the ruling National Conference's proposed protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over restoration of statehood as an "eyewash", saying that the Abdullah government was trying to divert people's attention from its 'zero-governance'.

"It is an eyewash," Sharma told reporters here when asked about the National Conference protest.

The NC has announced a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament to remind the Centre of its promise of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

"People are demanding electricity, but I have not seen any review meetings taking place. There is a lack of clean drinking wa...