# Tanvir Sadiq, Omar Abdullah hit back at BJP over J&K protest 2026-08-17T09:58:38+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (3 source reports) National Conference leader Tanvir Sadiq on Monday accused the BJP of 'drama and theatrics' during its protest in Jammu, demanding to know why statehood for Jammu and Kashmir had not been restored two years after delimitation and elections. 'Two years have passed, where is statehood?' Sadiq asked, also questioning the delay on reservation issues and alleged backdoor appointments. He said the BJP could order an investigation anytime but was deliberately misleading people. BJP leaders, led by party president Sat Sharma, mounted a large protest against the Omar Abdullah-led government, accusing it of failing on election promises on unemployment and development. Sharma said the NC was using the statehood issue to distract from its governance failures. MP Jugal Kishore Sharma demanded the government resign over lack of civic amenities. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dismissed the protest as a difference of opinion, but used the occasion to criticise central interference in state subjects. He said the Centre's habit of taking over state matters cost Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan his job over the NEET controversy. 'Let us do our work, let them do theirs,' Abdullah said. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com - greaterkashmir.com (2) - greaterkashmir.com (3) This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:18:02+00:00. Tags: BJP, Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference, Omar Abdullah, Sat Sharma, Tanvir Sadiq Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tanvir-sadiq-asks-bjp-where-jk-statehood-is-after-2-years/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tanvir-sadiq-asks-bjp-where-jk-statehood-is-after-2-years/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. 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/