India, July 12 -- In his strongest and first public outburst against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since assuming office, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused the saffron party of attempting to destabilise his Government by engineering a split in the National Conference through money power and false promises.

Addressing party workers during the 26th death anniversary of Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah at Hazratbal, Omar charged that one of the party's legislators from Jammu was offered Rs 20-30 crore, a ministerial berth and a promise of statehood to switch sides. He said such efforts were aimed at weakening the National Conference but asserted that the party would not succumb to political pressure.

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