Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 3 : National Conference president and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today said Omar Abdullah will not contest Assembly elections till Statehood is restored to Jammu and Kashmir.
He said this after speaking to reporters in Budgam where he visited the residence of Aga Syed Rohullah to pay homage to his late father Aga Syed Mehdi on his 22nd death anniversary.
“Omar will not contest Assembly polls in J&K till Statehood is restored. He has already clarified that until Statehood to J&K is not restored he will stay away from elections,” he said.
Abdullah said the party has formulated new constituency heads with an aim to reinvigorate the enthusiasm into party workers at grassroots level.
“The step was taken with an aim to reinvigorate party activities both in rural and urban parts of Kashmir. This will give new hope to party workers at grassroots level. They will reach out to people who have grievances,” he said.
“It is indispensable to make our party cadre active who have to meet all sections of the society”, he added.
On being asked whether it signals a separate path of NC for elections from PAGD, he said, “PAGD is always there. “These constituency incharges won’t be tomorrow’s MLA. Some people are saying whatever they like. We can’t reply to everyone. Let them say. Nobody will be MLA till things are jointly (PAGD) deliberated upon,” he said.
To a query, he replied that he always stood for Pahari status. “I fought for them to make the community developed when Ladakhis were given ST status,”, he added.
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