The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and Rashtriya Bajrang Dal staged protests here on Tuesday against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah for his remarks against the army and asked him to apologise for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the armed forces and the people.

Voicing concern over the increasing encounters between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, Abdullah had questioned the infiltration of terrorists from across the border despite heavy military deployment, and said "they are all in close collaboration." Led by BJYM Jammu and Kashmir State president Arun Prabhat, scores of workers staged a protest here against Abdullah`s statement.