Former MLC & AP leader joins party
Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Aug 18: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah today said the party will announce its candidates for the Assembly elections after the notification is issued.
Omar told reporters here that they are making preparations for issuing the list of the party candidates.
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“It has not been even two days since the announcement (of polls). Give us some time, we are making preparations. The notification for the first phase will be issued on August 20. We will announce our candidates after that and hope for our success,” he said.
The notification for the first phase is scheduled to be issued on August 20 and polling is scheduled to take place on September 18.
Omar accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)of being overly confident and setting unrealistic expectations in the run-up to elections.
He said that BJP’s ambitious slogans, including their claim of ‘400 seats,’ are a clear reflection of their overconfidence.”
Omar said that BJP has always emphasized numbers, like in 2014 when they claimed they would win 45 seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
He added that while the BJP focused on numbers, their actual performance in the national elections fell short, stopping at 240 seats, far from the projected 400.
Omar further said that the NC approaches elections with humility and realistic expectations. “We are hopeful of getting the people’s support and a chance to govern. We are not obsessing over the number of seats, unlike the BJP,” he said.
Omar advised BJP leaders to refrain from making exaggerated claims about electoral victories and instead focus on addressing real issues.
Meanwhile, a former PDP legislator from Karnah, Javid Mirchal, joined the NC and was welcomed into the party fold by Omar and other senior leaders.
“It is the good fortune of the NC that such a leader, who is connected with the people and has a close relation with the people, today joined the NC. It is also a sign of which way the wind is blowing,” the NC vice president said.
He said Mirchal did not set any preconditions for his joining. “There was no bargaining. When he met me, he only talked about the people of Karnah. He only said that the area should be developed and there should be real representation and people’s issues should be resolved. We have assured him that if God wills and the NC is able to form the Government, then surely we will address the issues of Karnah,” he said.
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