Farooq Abdullah | Photo Credit: ANI

Baramulla: On the backdrop of the recent political drama in Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed a dissolution of the state Assembly following claims of government formation by the political stakeholders, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Sunday blamed Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference (JKPC) leader Sajjad Lone's father for bringing militancy to the Valley. Talking to reports in Baramulla, Abdullah said that Lone's father Abdul Gani Lone brought the 'gun culture' to Kashmir, despite being told to not do so by Abdullah.

"Uske(Sajjad Lone) walid mere pas aaye te jab mujhe dismiss kiya gya tha Jagmohan ne,‘Main Pakistan ja raha hun.Main bandook lane wala hoon.’Maine use kaha, bandook mat laiye. Magar vo laye. Bandook nahi lani chaiye thi. Iska jawab dein vo. (His father had come to meet me when I was dismissed by Jagmohan. 'I am going to Pakistan. I am going to get guns'. I said don't bring guns. However, he brought. What does he have to say about this?"- Abdullah questioned.

Farooq Abdullah in Baramulla,J&K: Uske(Sajjad Lone) walid mere pas aaye te jab mujhe dismiss kiya gya tha Jagmohan ne,‘Main Pakistan ja raha hun.Main bandook lane wala hoon.’Maine use kaha,bandook mat laiye.Magar vo laye. Bandook nahi lani chaiye thi. Iska jawab dein vo. (02.12) pic.twitter.com/bHwcz94VU4 — ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2018

Abdullah's comments came at a time when his party, along with Mehbooba Mufti-led People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress party had staked claims to form a government in the state. Parallelly, JKPC leader Lone had also approached the Governor Satya Pal Malik to form a government in the state with BJP's support.

While Governor Malik dissolved the Assembly in light of the movements, the political parties have resorted to a blame game making allegations and counter-allegations at the Opponents. Abdullah had earlier blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that it was 'eager to destroy the Indian Constitution'.