SRINAGAR, Sept. 3 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused the police and the administration of adopting different standards while dealing with protests by the BJP and the National Conference, claiming while the saffron leaders were escorted, those from his party were dragged.
Talking to reporters, Abdullah said while police "facilitated" the BJP leaders during their march to the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday, his National Conference (NC) colleagues were "brutally repressed".
"You saw one protest that was denied. It showed the situation in J&K today: if you want to march on the Chief Minister's residence, you're allowed to; if you want to gherao the Secretariat, you're allowed to; but if you want to protest outside the BJP's ...