Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 7: Asserting that PDP and BJP are together as the curtains have now been lifted, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference working president Omar Abdullah today said these parties should come in open and form the Government to bring people of the State out of sufferings.
“Now the curtains have been lifted, it is now clear that they (PDP-BJP) are together. They should now come in open and form the Government to bring us out of the sufferings,” Omar told reporters here after casting his vote for the election to the four seats of the Rajya Sabha this morning.
Omar Abdullah and his party colleagues Devender Singh Rana and Aga Ruhullah were among the first to cast vote for Rajya Sabha election at 9.55 am today.
“If PDP and BJP can come together in these (Rajya Sabha) elections why cannot they provide a Government to the people of the State. Why is that we are made to suffer under the Governor rule?”, Omar asked.
The former Chief Minister elaborated on the point by saying that if they (PDP-BJP) can contest together in Rajya Sabha polls they should also form the Government as soon as possible.
He said more than a month has passed, but these parties have shown no willingness to form the Government.
On his party supporting Congress candidate Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Rajya Sabha elections, Omar said: “if PDP and BJP can come closer in these elections, despite their ideological differences, our relations with Congress are very old and we have no difference on ideological front or secularism”.
He said there should be no objection if NC votes for Azad and make him victorious to represent them in Rajya Sabha.
He ruled out any compulsion as far as supporting Azad in these elections are concerned.
Alleging that BJP has been manipulating these elections, Omar said “if they (BJP) are using their influence to defeat Azad and some IAS and IPS officers are being used to defeat Azad, we are confident that he will win”.
Replying to a question about Delhi elections, he said, “… As per my analysis, if the elections would have taken place soon after the Parliamentary elections, BJP would have scored major success, but it is difficult for BJP (now)… .”
He said that pre poll surveys and post poll results have always been different in past. “You (media) had given me only five seats in pre poll surveys but I took 15 seats,” he said.
In the evening, Omar voiced hope that the Aam Aadmi Party will give BJP “something to think about” in Delhi which is voting to elect its Assembly.
Omar wished good luck to the voters in Delhi. “Good luck voting today Delhi. Aap achay say vote ka istemal karen (Cast your vote cleverly) 😉 #Delhi2015,” he wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.
He also said it clearly demonstrates the writing on the wall when the political parties accuse their opponents of playing dirty tricks on the poll day.
Referring to today’s Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Omar, the National Conference (NC) working president, said Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad would give the BJP “something to think about” in the State, while expressing hope that AAP would do the same in Delhi polls.
“By all accounts Azad Sahib will give the BJP something to think about in J&K. Let’s hope @AamAadmiParty is doing the same in #Delhi2015,” Omar wrote.
“You know the writing is on the wall when political parties start accusing their opponents of dirty tricks on polling day #Delhi2015,” Omar wrote.
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