Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on the President on 20th August and declared in front of the whole media that 'Kashmir unrest is a political issue [ news link ]. Given that his political opponent Ms. Mufti is the current chief minister and has very viciously managed to play her 'separatist' politics while teaming with the 'nationalist' BJP might definitely have irked him. The Abdullah's (Omar and his father Farookh), while have been as political but have never been able to do what Mufti has achieved. When the Senior Abdullah was in alliance with NDA-I led by Atal Behari Vajpayi, his stand on Kashmir's 'separation' had softened a lot; same as Omar's position while he was in a 'loose understanding' with the UPA-II led by the Congress. To be fair, the Abdullah's have been consistent with the Indira-Sheikh accord  in their stance; the accord was agreed by Sheikh Abdullah's, Farookh's father and Oma