Overview

• Images from Amit Shah’s flood review in Jammu showed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah standing at the back as Shah was briefed by officials, drawing wide social media attention.
• Opposition figures from the PDP, AIP, Youth Congress and AAP said the elected chief minister was denied customary protocol during the visit.
• The National Conference rejected claims of sidelining, saying the photos captured a moment and that Abdullah met Shah and was given due protocol.
• NC spokesman Imran Nabi Dar objected to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s presence at a meeting chaired by Shah with BJP legislators, calling it partisan.
• Shah visited Jammu on August 31 and September 2 to inspect flood-hit areas near the Tawi, with BJP Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma seen alongside him in several frames.