# Farooq Abdullah says Pakistan saving Kashmiris, BJP hits back 2026-10-24T12:51:23+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 5 independent outlets National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday, 24 October 2026, said Pakistan's diplomatic efforts at international forums were protecting the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and alleged that the Indian government's intentions towards Kashmiris were 'not right'. 'Pakistan is going to many places and talking about Kashmiris. That is why the people of Jammu and Kashmir are being saved. Otherwise, India's intentions towards Kashmiris are not right,' he told a party workers' convention in Baramulla. Abdullah also accused the Centre of failing to honour commitments to restore statehood two years after assembly elections, and said files on health sector appointments had been pending with the Lieutenant Governor's office for over a year. The BJP hit back, with spokesperson RP Singh crediting the abrogation of Article 370 for the 'full integration' of Jammu and Kashmir with India and contrasting development there with the situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Abdullah urged workers to remain loyal to the party regardless of power, and said his priority was removing poverty and improving electricity supplies. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Times of India and Mathrubhumi foregrounded Abdullah's remark crediting Pakistan with saving Kashmiris and the BJP's rebuttal, framing the story around the political row. Kashmir Life and Rising Kashmir led with his call for party loyalty and criticism of power shortages, omitting the Pakistan remark entirely. Morung Express combined both themes but gave more space to his attack on the Lieutenant Governor. The uniform elements are Abdullah's appeal for worker loyalty and his complaints about poverty and electricity. The divergent framings reflect a choice between highlighting a controversial cross-border reference versus internal governance issues. The core factual disagreement is over whether the Pakistan remark or the party loyalty appeal was the central news of the day. ## Coverage Coverage: 5 sources, 4 neutral, 1 sensationalist - risingkashmir.com (neutral report) Led with party loyalty and poverty, omitted Pakistan remark - kashmirlife.net (neutral report) Led with party loyalty and power projects, omitted Pakistan remark - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sensationalist) Headlined 'shocking remark' and led with row, BJP rebuttal - mathrubhumi.com (neutral report) Led with Pakistan remark but straight reporting, no sensational framing - morungexpress.com (neutral report) Led with Pakistan remark and LG criticism, straight reporting This brief was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Article 370, BJP, Farooq Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/farooq-abdullah-says-pakistan-saving-kashmiris-bjp-hits-back/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/farooq-abdullah-says-pakistan-saving-kashmiris-bjp-hits-back/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/