Srinagar, April 24 -- A day after Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma launched a sharp attack on the Omar Abdullah government, the Chief Minister hit back accusing the BJP of admitting that statehood for J&K was being delayed as "punishment" because people voted for the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.
The latest exchange was triggered after Sharma on Friday accused the Omar Abdullah-led government of "non-performance, corruption and misplaced priorities," and being "busy in marathons, skiing and 5-star dinners." Sharma also asserted that the demand for restoration of statehood should not be linked to any individual or political family, in an apparent reference to the Abdullahs.
"Statehood will come at its own time, but it cannot be tie...