Hitting out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his "would not take much time for UP to become Kashmir, Kerala, and Bengal" barb, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday, 10 February, said the former should consider himself lucky, as Jammu & Kashmir had less poverty, less crime, and better human development indices.
Abdullah's comments came hours after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that UP would enjoy better amenities and facilities if it turned into Kerala.
"He should be so lucky. J&K has less poverty, better human development indices, less crime & generally better standards of living than UP. What we lack is good governance over the last 3-4 years but that is a temporary phenomenon [sic]," Omar Abdullah tweeted on Thursday.