Jammu rally effect: J&K CM Omar Abdullah hits back at Narendra Modi

Srinagar, Dec 1:

Chief Minister

hit out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate

over the latter's speech delivered at a rally in Jammu on Sunday. Abdullah took on Modi on the issue of Article 370 for the state of Jammu and Kashmir (Modi questioned it), alleged discrimination between men and women in the state (Modi asked whether Abdullah's sister and he had enjoyed the same rights) and tourism (Modi said the famous tourism industry of Jammu and Kashmir was suffering and people were going to other states like Himachal Pradesh).

[Read: Modi's Jammu rally]

Abdullah said in his tweets that Modi is "either badly informed or very economical with the truth." He also took a dig at Modi, saying the latter used the names of him and his sister "to illustrate a point that has no bearing in truth".

He also mocked the crowd size at Modi's rally in Jammu.

1.4 million tourists last year & we have crossed 1 million tourists this year in to the valley alone. Mr Modi needs pre-speech fact check2/2

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) December 1, 2013

And no Mr Modi tourism isn't suffering & our tourists are not going to HP. It's the reverse now but why should the facts bother you 1/2

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) December 1, 2013

He very conveniently used me & my sister as examples to illustrate a point that has NO bearing in truth. Either he lies or is ill informed

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) December 1, 2013

I challenge him or any of his minions to reproduce verbatim the section of Art 370 that determines the J&K state subject law.

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) December 1, 2013

The BJP PM candidate is either very badly informed or very economical with the truth. I'm not sure which one is worse though 1/n

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) December 1, 2013