Abdullahs dancing to the tunes of anti-national forces when marooned J&K is crying for help: Tarun Chugh

21/07/2026

New Delhi, Jul 20: BJP National General Secretary, RajyaSabha MP and J&K BJP Prabhari Tarun Chugh launched a sharp attack on the Nati-onal Conference government & Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, saying that while Jammu & Kashmir is grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis caused by cloudbursts and flash floods in Rajouri, Poonch and other parts of the Jammu region, the Chief Minister has chosen Delhi politics over his responsibility towards the people.
During a meeting in New Delhi with J&K BJP President and RajyaSabha MP Sat Sharma and RajyaSabha MP Er. Ghulam Ali Khatana, Chugh said that thousands of people have been affected, many families displaced and more than twenty lives lost in the recent disaster. At such a critical time, the foremost duty of the Chief Minister and the National Conference leadership should have been to remain among the affected people, supervise relief and rehabilitation efforts and ensure swift assistance to every family in distress.
Chugh said it was deeply unfortunate and shameful that while grieving families struggle to recover from loss and devastation, Omar Abdullah and the entire National Conference leadership are busy participating in political programmes and protests in Delhi. "Instead of leading rescue and relief operations, Omar Abdullah has chosen political optics over public duty. At a time when the people needed their Chief Minister on the ground, he abandoned them to pursue the National Conference's political agenda. This reflects administrative failure, misplaced priorities and complete insensitivity towards the suffering of the people," Chugh said. He added that any responsible government would have immediately mobilised the administration, camped in the affected areas, monitored rescue operations and ensured rapid relief and rehabilitation for victims.
"The National Conference has once again demonstrated that politics matters more to it than the welfare and safety of the people. Governance cannot be replaced by political theatre while citizens suffer," he said. Chugh further said that the National Conference leadership is attempting to divert attention from the immediate concerns of the people and mislead citizens instead of focusing on relief, rehabilitation and restoration of normalcy. He said that at a time when Jammu & Kashmir requires sensitive and accountable leadership, its elected leadership is busy staging political events in the national capital.
Highlighting the BJP's response, Chugh said that the party immediately cancelled its proposed protest programme in Srinagar in view of the flood situation so that complete attention could be devoted to relief and rescue efforts. He said that a delegation of senior BJP leaders, including Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, former J&K BJP President RavinderRaina, Vice-President Dr.ShehnazGanai, General Secretary GopalMahajan and others, rushed to the affected areas, assessed the damage, met victims and are ensuring every possible assistance. "The BJP believes service to the people comes before politics. While our workers and leaders stood shoulder-to-shoulder with flood victims, the National Conference leadership was busy seeking political mileage in Delhi. The people have seen this stark contrast," Chugh said.
Chugh also said that recent statements by Omar Abdullah and Dr.Farooq Abdullah make it evident that they are focused on pursuing a political narrative rather than addressing the pressing concerns of the people. He said that in a moment of tragedy, responsible leadership demands presence among the people, not political mobilisation far away from the suffering on the ground. He asserted that the people of Jammu & Kashmir will hold the Omar Abdullah government accountable for abandoning them during one of the most difficult moments faced by the Union Territory in recent times. Sat Sharma said the people expect leadership in times of crisis, not political posturing. He reaffirmed that the BJP will continue to stand with every affected family until relief, rehabilitation, and justice are fully ensured.

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