Jammu, April 2 -- A private member's bill allowing renewal of leases of government land was introduced in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday after the ruling National Conference decided not to oppose it, but Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said they will take a call on supporting its passage once the debate is completed.

The opposition BJP alleged that the ruling party was using its mandate "not for the public good, but to protect the interests of the elite", calling it a "breach of trust" and "disappointing".

National Conference legislator Tanvir Sadiq moved the bill to restore the Jammu and Kashmir Land Grants Act, 1960, and the rules framed under it in their original form, as they existed before the Jammu and Kashmi...