Dr Abdullah, Omar, Mehbooba slam ECI for postponing Anantnag polling
NC, PDP and Congress had opposed the plea for postponing the polls.
NC, PDP and Congress had opposed the plea for postponing the polls.
The flood affected areas of Kupwara are part of the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency where Omar is the NC candidate.
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.
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Friday said Ghulam Nabi Azad must have resigned from the Congress as he must not be getting respect and love from the party and added that the country needs a stronger opposition.
The National Conference leader said it is imperative for people of Kashmir in the wake of the move to enroll non-locals in the electoral rolls.
The Vice President acknowledged the concerns raised by the participants and reiterated that the interest of the people of J&K and NC will be safeguarded.
Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti slammed the Congress party for supporting the CBI raids at the residence of AAP leader and Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
Omar, who was talking to mediapersons here after concluding his week long tour of border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, said that during our tenure in government Srinagar and northern districts of Kashmir were made terrorism-free. However, people in Srinagar up-town were also now feeling unsafe, what to talk of other areas.