India, Nov. 4 -- A day after Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi announced his resignation from the National Conference and the Lok Sabha, the ruling party on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing it of executing its "Operation Lotus" in Kashmir by pushing the Srinagar MP out of the party.

Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary also accused the BJP of misleading Ruhullah and attempting to weaken the National Conference, while questioning the remarks made by BJP national vice-president Ram Madhav following the MP's resignation.

Addressing a joint press conference at the party headquarters, Nawai Subah, NC MLAs Salman Ali Sagar and Sajad Shaheen accused Ruhullah of betraying the party and the electorate that had elected him on the ...