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This was stated by senior BJP leader and MLA Udhampur East Adv R S Pathania, accompanied by BJP Media Incharge Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, and Spokesperson Dr. Hari Dutt Shishu, while addressing a press conference at party headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
R S Pathania said that the BJP will be constrained to initiate appropriate criminal and other legal proceedings if Omar Abdullah fails to tender an unconditional public apology and substantiate his allegation with verifiable evidence.
Pathania questioned why, if such a serious attempt to bribe a legislator had indeed taken place, neither the alleged recipient nor the Chief Minister reported the matter to the Jammu & Kashmir Police, the Anti-Corruption Bureau, or any other competent investigating agency. They demanded answers to fundamental questions: Who allegedly made the offer? Which BJP office-bearer was involved? Which NC legislator was approached? When and where did the alleged incident occur? If the allegation is true, why was no FIR lodged?
Pathania asserted that allegations of attempting to purchase elected representatives strike at the very foundation of parliamentary democracy and cannot be reduced to political rhetoric or sensationalism. Such grave accusations require evidence, not theatrics.
Pathania further stated that instead of addressing the growing concerns over governance, the Chief Minister has chosen diversionary politics. The government is facing criticism from within its own ranks, with ruling party legislators publicly expressing dissatisfaction over governance and administrative functioning. Rather than responding to these concerns with leadership and accountability, the Chief Minister appears consumed by political distractions and unfounded allegations against the BJP.
The BJP also said that Omar Abdullah has yet to satisfactorily address the serious controversy surrounding educational material that reportedly described Jammu & Kashmir as “Indian-occupied Kashmir” and projected terrorist Maqbool Bhat in a manner that generated widespread public outrage. The people of Jammu & Kashmir deserve answers on that issue instead of diversionary political narratives.
The BJP maintained that public life demands responsibility, restraint and truthfulness. Political discourse cannot be allowed to descend into reckless allegations unsupported by facts. If Omar Abdullah possesses evidence, he must immediately place it before the competent investigating agencies. If he does not, he owes the people of Jammu & Kashmir and the BJP an unconditional public apology.
The BJP reaffirmed that it remains committed to clean politics, constitutional values and democratic accountability, and will vigorously defend its reputation against what it described as false and malicious allegations.
