Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah defended inviting Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to a Delhi protest. He accused the BJP and media of creating controversy to divert attention from statehood restoration. Abdullah questioned the BJP's claims about separatism's elimination in Kashmir. He stated the invitation controversy was manufactured to shift public focus. The large rally demonstrated strong public commitment to restoring Jammu and Kashmir's statehood.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah defended inviting Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to a Delhi protest. He accused the BJP and media of creating controversy to divert attention…

The meeting, his first major public rally in Jammu in several years, assumed significance as it was held in what is considered a BJP stronghold. | India News

The rally comes few days ahead of National Conference (NC’s) planned Jantar Mantar protest, to be held on July 20—first day of Parliament’s monsoon session—to demand statehood