National Conference president Farooq Abdullah invited 52 politicians to join a July 20 protest in Delhi demanding Jammu & Kashmir's statehood restoration.

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq urged expanding the protest agenda to include reinstating Articles 370 and 35A, releasing Kashmiri political prisoners, and seeking a peaceful Kashmir resolution.

BJP strongly condemned the NC, accusing it of corruption and responsibility for the 2010 unrest deaths of Kashmiri teenagers like Wamiq Farooq and Tufail Mattoo.BJP leader Sunil Sharma criticized the NC for allegedly firing on protesters and filing false drug peddler reports.The NC claimed it had not yet secured a protest permit from authorities, while BJP asserted statehood restoration was part of their manifesto.

The article highlights deepening political rifts over Kashmir's status and historical grievances, with both parties accusing each other of hypocrisy and undermining peace efforts.