J&Okay: Farooq Abdullah re-elected National Conference president

By PTI

SRINAGAR: Farooq Abdullah was re-elected president of the National Conference (NC) for an additional time period on Monday.

The 85-year-old chief was unanimously elected the celebration’s chief on the NC’s delegate session held close to the mausoleum of celebration founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah at Naseem Bagh right here. The day additionally marked the 117th beginning anniversary of Sheikh Abdullah.

NC basic secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar stated solely Abdullah’s nomination was acquired until the final date of submitting the nominations.

“A total of 183 proposals from Kashmir, 396 from Jammu and 25 proposals from Ladakh were received in support of Farooq Abdullah,” Sagar stated.

The senior chief had lately expressed a need to step down from the put up owing to his well being.

The celebration then set the presidential election course of into movement and stated the brand new president can be elected on the celebration’s delegate session.

It stated the celebration’s inside elections had already been concluded. The final NC presidential elections passed off 5 years in the past.

‘Let folks resolve’

Speaking on the occasion, the octogenarian stated boycotting the panchayat polls in 2018 was “a huge mistake” and the celebration should contest each future election in Jammu and Kashmir.

“I want to tell the party that boycotting the panchayat elections (in 2018) was a huge mistake. Remember this, we will not boycott any coming election. Instead (we will) contest and win them,” he stated. 

Referring to his son Omar Abdullah’s announcement that he wouldn’t contest elections so long as Jammu and Kashmir remained a Union Territory, the senior Abdullah stated, “As party president, I am telling you (Omar Abdullah) that you have to contest the election.”

“Because if we have to fight them, then we all have to jump into the fray and contest elections,” he added.

The former Union minister stated the BJP “will do anything, even make attempts to buy your loyalties, but God will fail all their designs.”

Abdullah additionally warned the safety forces and the federal government to not intrude within the elections in Jammu and Kashmir and stated “let people decide whom to vote for.”

“Otherwise there will be such a storm, which you will not be able to control,” he stated.

Abdullah additionally threatened to launch an agitation in case such a factor occurred. “We will be ready to sacrifice our lives. Farooq Abdullah will be the first to start an agitation over it,” he stated.

SRINAGAR: Farooq Abdullah was re-elected president of the National Conference (NC) for an additional time period on Monday.

The 85-year-old chief was unanimously elected the celebration’s chief on the NC’s delegate session held close to the mausoleum of celebration founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah at Naseem Bagh right here. The day additionally marked the 117th beginning anniversary of Sheikh Abdullah.

NC basic secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar stated solely Abdullah’s nomination was acquired until the final date of submitting the nominations.

“A total of 183 proposals from Kashmir, 396 from Jammu and 25 proposals from Ladakh were received in support of Farooq Abdullah,” Sagar stated.

The senior chief had lately expressed a need to step down from the put up owing to his well being.

The celebration then set the presidential election course of into movement and stated the brand new president can be elected on the celebration’s delegate session.

It stated the celebration’s inside elections had already been concluded. The final NC presidential elections passed off 5 years in the past.

‘Let folks resolve’

Speaking on the occasion, the octogenarian stated boycotting the panchayat polls in 2018 was “a huge mistake” and the celebration should contest each future election in Jammu and Kashmir.

“I want to tell the party that boycotting the panchayat elections (in 2018) was a huge mistake. Remember this, we will not boycott any coming election. Instead (we will) contest and win them,” he stated. 

Referring to his son Omar Abdullah’s announcement that he wouldn’t contest elections so long as Jammu and Kashmir remained a Union Territory, the senior Abdullah stated, “As party president, I am telling you (Omar Abdullah) that you have to contest the election.”

“Because if we have to fight them, then we all have to jump into the fray and contest elections,” he added.

The former Union minister stated the BJP “will do anything, even make attempts to buy your loyalties, but God will fail all their designs.”

Abdullah additionally warned the safety forces and the federal government to not intrude within the elections in Jammu and Kashmir and stated “let people decide whom to vote for.”

“Otherwise there will be such a storm, which you will not be able to control,” he stated.

Abdullah additionally threatened to launch an agitation in case such a factor occurred. “We will be ready to sacrifice our lives. Farooq Abdullah will be the first to start an agitation over it,” he stated.