Jammu, July 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), unit of Jammu and Kashmir unit, has served a legal notice on the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, demanding withdrawal of his alleged remarks accusing the party of attempting to lure National Conference MLAs with money and ministerial positions.

The notice sought an unconditional public apology within seven days and warned of civil and criminal proceedings, including a Rs 100-crore defamation suit, in case of non-compliance.

According to the legal notice, Advocate Parimoksh Seth, acting on the instructions of BJP Jammu and Kashmir through Rajya Sabha MP and J&K BJP President Sat Pal Sharma, has issued the notice to the Chief Minister.

The notice stated that during a political convention in...