Jammu and Kashmir CM allows use of "Bharat," "India," or "Hindustan," amid national naming debate. Jammu y Cachemira CM permite el uso de "Bharat", "India" o "Hindustan", en medio del debate nacional de nombres.

The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, said citizens can call the country "Bharat," "India," or "Hindustan," responding to RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's push for the name "Bharat." El Ministro Principal de Jammu y Cachemira, Omar Abdullah, dijo que los ciudadanos pueden llamar al país "Bharat", "India" o "Hindustan", respondiendo al impulso del Secretario General de RSS Dattatreya Hosabale por el nombre "Bharat". BJP leader Sunil Sharma supported Hosabale, while Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi saw the debate as a distraction. Sunil Sharma, líder del BJP, apoyó a Hosabale, mientras que Priyanka Chaturvedi, diputada de Shiv Sena, vio el debate como una distracción. The controversy intensified after opposition parties named their alliance "INDIA," prompting PM Modi to emphasize "Bharat." La controversia se intensificó después de que los partidos de oposición nombraran a su alianza "INDIA", lo que llevó al primer ministro Modi a enfatizar "Bharat".