Srinagar, May 9 -- Muhammad Suhail

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Sharma on Saturday alleged that the National Conference (NC) is "on a ventilator" due to an internal "disease" and warned that any "expansion" would lead to a vertical split in the party.

Speaking to news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS), the senior BJP leader claimed that only a few individuals, assigned the task of speaking against the BJP, are responsible for infecting the NC's internal health. He linked the recent protests at the NC headquarters, Nawai-e-Subah, to the deepening crisis.

"Whatever happened at the NC headquarters is because of those who have been given the duty to speak against us.That is the reason ...