Ghulam Nabi Azad opts out of contest from prestigious Anantnag LS seat
This would have been the first election from his own party that Azad would have fought after quitting the Congress.
This would have been the first election from his own party that Azad would have fought after quitting the Congress.
Omar and Azad exchanged barbs as both are currently campaigning in the Chenab Valley region consisting of the Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts of the Jammu division.
Azad said that while he had several reasons for contesting the Lok Sabha elections, safeguarding the jobs and land of the people of Jammu and Kashmir was his top priority.
Candidature of Azad was announced on Tuesday by a senior DPAP leader, Taj Mohiuddin in Srinagar.
Azad has already announced his trusted lieutenant GM Saroori as the DPAP candidate in Udhampur against Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh.
Article 370 can’t be restored. Its restoration needs a two-thirds majority in the Parliament. Will focus on statehood for J&K, says former Cong veteran
Earlier, Azad, in his first public meeting in Jammu after quitting Congress, had announced to launch of his own political outfit that will focus on the restoration of full statehood.
Azad said: “I have not yet decided upon a name for the new party. People of Jammu and Kashmir will decide the name and the flag for the party. I would like to give the party a Hindustani name that Hindus, Muslims and people of other regions easily understand.”
Ghulam Nabi Azad, in his first public meeting on Sunday in Jammu after quitting Congress, announced to launch his own political outfit that will focus on the restoration of full statehood.
Azad, who quit the party recently left for Jammu to hold the public meeting on Sunday morning which is scheduled for 11 am.