Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Sharma on Saturday intensified his attack on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, alleging that the latter has remained “missing” from the public eye for the past ten days while people across Jammu and Kashmir continue to grapple with water shortages and prolonged power cuts.
Addressing reporters and speaking in a video statement circulated on social media, Sharma said that there has been no public information regarding the Chief Minister’s whereabouts and accused him of remaining absent during a period of public distress.
“I am going to say something serious without involving politics. The people of J&K are worried about where their CM is. If a CM visits anywhere, the public and media generally have an idea about it. We have not seen our CM for 10 days now. There are so many problems here to be solved, and the CM is nowhere to be found,” Sharma said.
The BJP leader alleged that residents in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir are facing severe hardship due to inadequate electricity and drinking water supply, while the Chief Minister was reportedly abroad on vacation.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir are searching for their Chief Minister, who has been missing for the past 10 days. It is the misfortune of Jammu and Kashmir that on one hand, the public is struggling with power outages and water shortages, while on the other, the CM Sahib is enjoying a vacation abroad,” Sharma said in the video message posted on X.
Sharpening his criticism, Sharma took a swipe at Abdullah’s political legacy and accused him of being disconnected from the ground situation.
“The poor people of J&K who made a prince the Chief Minister are now suffering. The prince who was once rejected has been missing for the past few days,” he said.
Sharma further claimed that protests over electricity and water scarcity were being witnessed in several areas of the Union Territory and alleged that the administration was failing to respond effectively in the absence of the Chief Minister.
He also mocked Omar Abdullah’s reported foreign visit, saying, “We do not even know whether he is in London or elsewhere in England, but he is sitting outside while people are suffering here.”
In a symbolic political move, Sharma announced that the BJP may approach the Ram Munshi Bagh Police Station to file a “missing report” for the Chief Minister if he does not return within the next couple of days.
“We have decided to file a missing report if he still does not appear in 1-2 days,” he said.
The remarks come amid an aggressive campaign launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Jammu and Kashmir targeting the National Conference-led government over governance and public service delivery.
On Friday, the BJP shared “missing” posters of Omar Abdullah on social media, alleging that the Chief Minister had been absent from the Union Territory for the past ten days.
A post shared on the official social media handle of the Jammu and Kashmir BJP on May 21 claimed that the Chief Minister had been “missing since last 10 days,” triggering a fresh political confrontation between the BJP and the ruling National Conference.
