Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Sunday that he would resign as the CM if statehood was not restored in a finite period.

In an interview with NDTV, Omar Abdullah has said that he would resign as the chief minister if statehood was not restored.

The statement assumes significance for more than one reason, as it comes in the aftermath of alleged cross-voting in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha elections in which four seats were won by the National Conference (NC) and one by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The BJP victory on the 4th seat has come as a surprise to Omar Abdullah and his party, as he had said with confidence that the NC would win all four seats.

Omar Abdullah has now said that no MLA from the NC went against the party whip and all of them

See Full Page