Kokernag (Jammu and Kashmir). National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has become the ‘C-team’ of the BJP and people should only look towards the opposition alliance ‘India”s candidates in the Lok Sabha elections to defeat communal forces. Needed. Abdullah made this comment while talking to journalists after an election rally in Kokernag in South Kashmir.
He said, “We have said this from the beginning. If we have to defeat the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, if we have to defeat the communal forces trying to spread poison across the country, then people should only look towards ‘India’ candidates – from the National Conference on three seats in Kashmir. Candidates and Congress candidates on two seats in Jammu.”
National Conference, PDP and Congress are constituents of the ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’ (India). Although PDP is contesting the Lok Sabha elections independently, Congress and National Conference have joined hands for the elections. Abdullah said, “The rest have some connection with the Bharatiya Janata Party – be it the B-team or the A-team, who hold late night meetings with (BJP leader) Tarun Chugh or the PDP. “(BJP leader) Mushtaq Bukhari has openly announced to cast his vote in favor of (PDP chief) Mehbooba Mufti.”
National Conference vice president said that he understands that PDP chief will put pressure on BJP to change Bukhari’s statement. Abdullah said, “I believe that Mehbooba will put pressure on BJP to change its statement on Mufti Mushtaq Bukhari, but now the situation has come to the fore. After A-Team and B-Team, PDP has now become C-Team of BJP.”
Mehbooba is contesting from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat after the National Conference refused to accommodate the PDP chief citing her victory from all three Lok Sabha constituencies in the Kashmir Valley in 2019. When asked about BJP not giving ticket to sitting Ladakh MP Jamyang Namgyal, Abdullah said that he is not concerned with it.
He said, “This is an internal matter of BJP. I am only concerned that Congress should field the right candidate from Ladakh because we are contesting elections together there. There should be no scope for BJP’s victory there.”
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 23, 2024, 20:35 IST