Srinagar, May 2 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the People's Democratic Party (PDP) of aiding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent Rajya Sabha polls, claiming that the party was now raising the Urdu language issue merely to divert public attention from its role in the elections.
He also rejected claims regarding any rollback of Urdu in government functioning.
"There is no truth in claims about dropping Urdu. No order has been issued. The file is still on my table, and I have not approved it," Abdullah told reporters after inaugurating 368 residential quarters for government employees at Sempora in Pampore.
He said the government had only sought public feedback on the proposal. "The proposal had come from the d...