{"id":19824,"date":"2026-05-13T19:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=19824"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:29:18","slug":"omar-govts-hqrs-between-marathon-tracks-gulmargs-ski-slopes-lop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/omar-govts-hqrs-between-marathon-tracks-gulmargs-ski-slopes-lop\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar govt\u2019s hqrs between marathon tracks & Gulmarg\u2019s ski slopes: LoP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018NC sinking ship; govt meant for elites, not common man\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, May 13: Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma on Wednesday slammed the Omar Abdullah-led government over governance in Jammu and Kashmir, saying its headquarters seem to lie somewhere between marathon tracks and Gulmarg\u2019s ski slopes.<\/p>\n

Speaking to news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Sharma alleged that misgovernance and corruption have peaked during Omar Abdullah\u2019s government.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are looking for Omar Abdullah or his ministers, don\u2019t go to the Civil Secretariat. You should look for them somewhere between marathon tracks and Gulmarg\u2019s ski slopes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He further alleged that Omar Abdullah\u2019s government is only concerned with the interests of elites, and not with the common man.<\/p>\n

\u201cOmar Abdullah\u2013led government allowed the introduction of the lease extension bill to protect the interests of Kashmir\u2019s rich, who have been provided land for peanuts. On the other hand, it has shut its eyes to the problems faced by the common people of J&K. You should visit the hospitals and see that there are no doctors or facilities. The roads across the Union Territory are in shambles, and instead of receiving 200 free units of electricity, people are burdened with hefty power bills,\u201d Sharma added.<\/p>\n

On the controversy surrounding the demand for a liquor ban, the LoP said Omar Abdullah\u2019s statement on the issue reeked of arrogance. \u201cThis was not only a U-turn from promises made by the National Conference but also shows arrogant behaviour as usual. One of their MPs talked about a liquor ban during the campaign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Omar Abdullah said that no one was being forced to consume alcohol and that people visited liquor shops by their own choice. After facing criticism over the issue, the Chief Minister said his comments were being \u201ctwisted\u201d by political opponents.<\/p>\n

To a question about controversy over his remarks on emergence of Eknath Shinde in the National Conference, Sharma said the party is a sinking ship and will drown at any cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Conference is a sinking ship. While its members are desperate to desert it, nobody is yet ready to accept them. I can tell you with authority this government will not last its full term and its downfall has begun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sharma said it wouldn’t be appropriate to speak on RS polls cross-voting at this stage. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018NC sinking ship; govt meant for elites, not common man\u2019 Srinagar, May 13: Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma on Wednesday slammed the Omar Abdullah-led government over governance in Jammu and Kashmir, saying its headquarters seem to lie somewhere between marathon tracks and Gulmarg\u2019s ski slopes. Speaking to news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Sharma alleged […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19824"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19826,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19824\/revisions\/19826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}