{"id":23670,"date":"2025-11-09T17:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/09\/didnt-seek-alliance-omar-abdullah-swears-on-quran-after-bjps-secret-dealings-claim-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T17:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:37:10","slug":"didnt-seek-alliance-omar-abdullah-swears-on-quran-after-bjps-secret-dealings-claim-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/09\/didnt-seek-alliance-omar-abdullah-swears-on-quran-after-bjps-secret-dealings-claim-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Didn&#8217;t Seek Alliance&#8230;&#8217;: Omar Abdullah Swears On Quran After BJP&#8217;s &#8216;Secret Dealings&#8217; Claim | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9695179\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 09, 2025, 22:19 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9695179\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2951396754 asubttl-schema\">This came after BJP&#8217;s Sunil Sharma, the LoP in the J&amp;K Assembly, claimed that the chief minister reached out to the party after the 2014 elections and had &#8220;secret dealings&#8221;.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2951396754\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2951396754 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. (PTI file photo)\" title=\"Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. (PTI file photo)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2951396754\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. (PTI file photo)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday responded strongly to BJP leader Sunil Sharma\u2019s allegations of having \u201csecret dealings&#8221; with the BJP-led Centre after the 2014 general elections, swearing on the Quran that he did not seek an alliance with the BJP for statehood.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">In response to Sharma\u2019s reaction, asking him to swear on the Quran that he did not seek BJP alliance for statehood in 2024, Abdullah wrote, \u201cI swear on the Holy Quran that I didn\u2019t seek an alliance with the BJP in 2024 for Statehood or for any other reason. Unlike Sunil Sharma, I don\u2019t tell lies for a living.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I swear on the Holy Quran that I didn\u2019t seek an alliance with the BJP in 2024 for Statehood or for any other reason. Unlike Sunil Sharma I don\u2019t tell lies for a living. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qEMAcRvzCV\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/qEMAcRvzCV<\/a>\u2014 Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OmarAbdullah\/status\/1987549112116601189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">This came after Sharma, the Leader of Opposition in the J&amp;K Assembly, claimed that the chief minister reached out to the party after the 2014 elections, and dared him to take an oath that he had no \u201csecret dealings&#8221; with the Narendra Modi-led government.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">While addressing an election rally in Budgam, Sharma claimed that after the 2014 assembly elections, Abdullah made attempts to ally with the BJP. \u201cHowever, our leadership, guided by principles and national integrity, refused such opportunistic overtures,&#8221; Sharma said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">He also accused the ruling National Conference (NC) of resorting to deceit and double standards to obstruct the BJP\u2019s rise in Kashmir. \u201cThe NC is leaving no stone unturned to block the wave of change, but people have seen through their politics of hypocrisy,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Prior to this, Abdullah engaged in a heated war of words with J&amp;K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, after the latter said that the elected government cannot use the demand for statehood as an excuse for not performing its duties.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">The CM reacted sharply to Sinha\u2019s remarks, accusing the Centre of creating \u201churdles&#8221; for the UT administration. We are told to work and not make excuses. We do not make excuses. We are performing despite the hurdles created in our way,&#8221; the Chief Minister said at an event in Eidgah.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">\u201cToday, the destruction that we are seeing, unemployment, decrease in GST earnings, vacant hotels, restaurants, taxis and houseboats, decrease in the sales of our handicrafts. Why? Because there was an attack in Pahalgam. Who is responsible for the security here? It is not in my hands. Had it been, we would have never allowed the situation to become such in J&amp;K,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">Abdullah, whose government has completed a year in office, said the lack of full statehood remains the biggest challenge facing the region. The government and top ministers have said J&amp;K statehood will be restored when the time is right. The Supreme Court, too, had asked the government to restore J&amp;K\u2019s statehood at the earliest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aveek Banerjee\" title=\"Aveek Banerjee\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2024\/11\/aveek-banerjee-2024-11-940460633d45861efbabed5737a433a0.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/aveek-banerjee-28106.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Aveek Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master&#8217;s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master&#8217;s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2951396754 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Srinagar, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2951396754 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 09, 2025, 22:19 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2951396754 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> &#8216;Didn&#8217;t Seek Alliance&#8230;&#8217;: Omar Abdullah Swears On Quran After BJP&#8217;s &#8216;Secret Dealings&#8217; Claim<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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