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Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 15: As the elections are coming closer troubles for ruling National Conference are multiplying. The party is facing an eminent threat about it splitting into factions as most of its leaders are disgruntled with the party top brass and are of the opinion that "poor performance" of the present regime has pushed them away from the common people.
Sources told Early Times that a few NC rebels are in touch with the party leaders and are trying to persuade them to change their loyalties.
National Conference during the past six years has remained subservient to Congress and it has led to its debacle in the Kashmir region. Most NC leaders believe that NC entering into an alliance with Congress and acting as "second fiddle" during the past six years has proved detrimental for the party. "NC leadership at least the Chief Minister had not expected that Congress would say goodbye to him and would contest the
forthcoming Assembly elections alone. Too many things have gone wrong which cannot be set right in a short span of time as Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to sound the poll bugle anytime," said a source.
A few NC leaders, according to the sources, fear that coming Assembly elections can end their political careers forever. "Some of them are in touch with the BJP led NDA government and are seeking its help and support for the formation of the rebel group," said a source.
He said, the disgruntled NC leaders believe that they won't be able to turn the tables till they get the support from the centre. "NC leaders and workers in general feel that if NC has to survive then the domination of a single family has to end. Narendra Modi becoming the Prime Minister of India has encouraged them as he rising to power ended the Congress Raaj in India," the source added.
Pertinently, the senior National Conference leader and former Member Parliament from north Kashmir Abdul Rasheed Shaheen was the first one in the recent past to raise the banner of revolt. He had alleged that party has become the "fiefdom" of Omar Abdullah and his father Dr Farooq Abdullah. He had claimed that juniors are ruling the roost and seniors have been sidelined.
After Shaheen left NC, he joined Awami National Conference (ANC) led by, Khalida Shah, sister of the NC patron Dr Farooq Abdullah. Shaheen had claimed that many NC leaders are in touch with him and are feeling suffocated in the party. "Had floods not hit the Valley many political developments would have taken place during the past one and a half month," the source added.
A senior politician claimed that soon after Shaheen said goodbye to NC many leaders were "ready to follow the suit" but floods brought political activities to a grinding halt. "Situation within NC has turned from bad to worse as its senior leaders like Sheikh Nazir and Dr Farooq Abdullah are not keeping well. Omar's inexperience and straight forward approach have added to the confusion prevailing in the party," he added.
The politician said that newly appointed General Secretary of the National Conference Ali Mohammad Sagar too is finding it difficult to handle the situation. Before the floods hit the Valley NC's indecisive approach from where the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would contest had triggered speculations that Omar is not finding any "safe constituency" to contest from. |
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