Jammu, Sept. 1 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, September 1(KNS): Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma on Tuesday challenged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to resign and seek a fresh mandate if restoration of statehood was the issue on which his government wanted a public verdict. Sharma was reacting to the National Conference's announcement of a peaceful protest outside BJP offices in Srinagar and Jammu on Wednesday over the Centre's commitments on restoration of statehood and other issues. The BJP leader alleged that the National Conference was invoking the statehood issue to divert attention from matters concerning governance and employment in Jammu and Kashmir. "Statehood was not the issue on which the Omar A...