Anti-national slogans are normal in Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah - In the wake of a massive row o- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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In the wake of a massive row over anti-national slogans allegedly raised in JNU, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said such sloganeering cannot and will not divide the country.

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"In Kashmir, raising anti-national slogans is normal. Such slogans cannot and will not divide the country," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.

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A massive political row had erupted after anti-national slogans were allegedly raised in JNU in Delhi, leading to the arrest of its students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case slapped by the police.

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"BJP had assured employment to youths during poll campaigns. But no jobs have been offered to youths despite passage of two years," he said and also slammed the government for failing to bring back black money stashed abroad.

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The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also hit out at the BJP-PDP alliance over non-formation of a government in the state.

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