Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 18: While the National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti attended the concluding event of the Bharat Jodo Nayay Yatra of Rahul Gandhi, both the parties are preparing to fight against each other in the coming Assembly elections.
Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti addressed when Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra concluded at Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Sunday evening.
Interestingly both leaders from Kashmir Valley reiterated their commitment to jointly fight the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra but in J&K leaders of both parties are ready to take on each other.
Within minutes after Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti reiterated to jointly fight the BJP, vice president of the National Conference and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that his party was going to announce candidates for all the three seats of Kashmir Valley within day or two.
Dr. Far Farooq Abdullah, and Mehbooba Mufti attend concluding event of the Bharat Jodo Nayay Yatra
Both leaders reiterated their commitment to jointly fight the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections
But in J&K leaders of both parties are ready to take on each other.
Minutes after Farooq and Mehbooba vowed to fight BJP, Omar stated that NC will announce names of candidates soon.
“You have to protect your votes because the machine (EVM) is a thief. When you cast your vote, check the paper trail and verify your vote. When the INDIA Alliance will form the government, this machine will end. Secondly, the Election Commission will become independent,” said Abdullah.
“The first Bharat Jodo Yatra started from Kanyakumari and ended in Kashmir. It was snowing in Kashmir and many of the members had never seen snow in their lives. This is our India,” he mentioned.
Mehbooba Mufti in her address said that the people of the ruling party were “scared of name of Gandhi”
“You have Gandhi in your name and the BJP is scared of it. Today, I can see people with different thoughts and ideas here, let me tell you this is 'India.' The election is all set to begin; the public has the most powerful weapon of the Constitution and that is the vote,” Mufti said while pointing toward Rahul Gandhi. | 