LS polls: Sajjad Lone seeks Bukhari’s support against Omar on Baramulla LS seat
Lone is the PC candidate for North Kashmir's Baramulla Lok Sabha seat.
Lone is the PC candidate for North Kashmir's Baramulla Lok Sabha seat.
Omar was ostensibly referring to Mehbooba Mufti who has filed her nomination for the seat as PDP candidate against NC’s Gujjar spiritual leader Mian Altaf.
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.
Accompanied by Mian Altaf, Omar was addressing a largely attended rally in South Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
The discourse Lone referred to is Abdullah's repeated allegations linking people and parties to the BJP and labelling them as "anti-Muslim."
The first meeting of the highest decision making body of the NC after 5 August last year when senior leaders of the opposition parties were put under detention was presided by the sitting MP and President of the NC, Dr. Farooq Abdullah. Former chief minister Omar Abdullah was also present in the meeting.
For a long-term settlement of the multi-dimensional Kashmir conflict what is required is restoration of normalcy and resumption of the political process through reduction in the trust-deficit, without which no significant economic development will be possible. Release of political leaders and dialogue with all stakeholders with the intention of ameliorating their genuine grievances are necessary steps towards that end
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to the news about the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council's decision to retain all its sponsors, including Chinese mobile company VIVO, in the event to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 19 to November 10.
Mehbooba Mufti was detained at the time of abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019 along with two other former chief ministers, Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah.
Earlier, the National Conference vice president and former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah had made it clear that in no case his party would go along with the BJP during the voting process against the Mayor.
