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Srinagar: The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with a complaint against Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah for allegedly violating the model code of conduct (MCC) in view of the upcoming bypolls in the Union Territory. 

The allegation of MCC violation by the BJP’s leader of opposition in J&K assembly Sunil Sharma came after the chief minister told the House on Wednesday (October 29) that his government was mulling to open admissions for the upcoming National Law University (NLU) in J&K from next year.

Speaking in the assembly, Abdullah said that a temporary campus could be opened in Budgam’s Ompora locality to make the NLU functional. The chief minister said that he had told the concerned officials that the admissions should start from the next academic session.

“A software technology park was coming up in Ompora which could be used as a temporary campus for the university. Proper campuses take a lot of time. It is possible that we will use this campus for law university. A permanent campus can be set up later,” Abdullah said, amid thumping of benches by the ruling party lawmakers. 

The bi-election for Budgam and Nagrota assembly constituencies is scheduled to be held on November 4........

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