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| NC sitting MPs to seek re-election, Congress astounded | | Coalition losing cohesion! | | Mustansir
SRINAGAR, Dec 5: Union Minister and National Conference president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and two other sitting MPs of National Conference will seek re-election from the three Lok Sabha seats from Srinagar-Budgam, Baramulla-Kupwara and Anantnag-Pulwama constituencies during the Parliamentary polls scheduled next year.
The decision is likely to shock Congress which has been seeking at least one Valley seat for itself. Senior Abdullah announced the decision at a function organized to observe the 108th birth anniversary of the party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah at Hazratbal on the outskirts of Srinagar today.
While Abdullah had won the 2009 Parliamentary polls from Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha seat, Sharif-ud-Din Shariq and Mehboob Beig had emerged victorious from north and south Kashmir seats, respectively.
The decision to contest from all the three seats of Kashmir valley is likely to have impact on future alliance of the NC with the Congress party as leaders of that party from Kashmir were consistently demanding that in case of pre-poll alliance NC should leave one seat for the Congress party. However, sources within NC told Early Times that the decision to contest from all the three Kashmir seats will have no impact on future alliance with Congress party. "It is quite understandable the pre-poll alliance with Congress party has always been on same lines that we leave 2 seats of Jammu region for them and we contest from the three seats of Kashmir valley," said a senior NC leader adding that there is no dispute between the coalition partners and that the voices raised by few Congress leaders are insignificant given the unanimity of thought between the high commands of both the parties.
The NC leader, however, admitted that the only seat of Ladakh has always been bone of contention as both the parties stay claims on that seat.
Meanwhile, a senior Congress leader on the conditions of not to be named told Early Times that the Congress leaders of Kashmir region will now oppose any kind of pre-poll alliance with NC because the party workers from Kashmir who stood by the party interests despite all odds will feel dejected rather disowned if their voice is not heard. |
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