Those who want to divide Jammu and Kashmir failed today: Farooq Abdullah

Jammu: As government offices reopened in Jammu under the revived ‘Durbar Move’ tradition, National Conference president and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said “those who wanted to divide Jammu and Kashmir have failed”. Abdullah asserted that the Union Territory stands united and must collectively move towards development. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the reopening of the offices here. “Those who wanted to separate Jammu and Kashmir have failed today,” he said, adding that the parts of the Union Territory are “one”. Taking a dig at the BJP, he said that those politicising the issue should “leave politics” and instead focus on the welfare of the people and the development of the Union Territory. Abdullah said Jammu, too, will progress and hoped it would