‘BJP working to ensure success of independents’
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR Sept 4: In a rare move, former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah today removed his skull cap and made an emotional appeal to the people of Ganderbal to give him a chance to seek a mandate from the constituency.
Omar made this appeal during his address to workers after filing his nomination from the Ganderbal constituency for the upcoming Assembly polls today.
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The NC leader during his brief address removed his skull cap and asked for the people’s support. “My turban and my honour are in your hands. Today, I will say only one thing – my turban, my honour, and this cap are in your hands,” he said.
Omar spoke in Kashmiri and appealed with folded hands. “Give me a chance. I appeal to Ganderbal with folded hands that give me an opportunity and I will serve you and represent you,” he said.
However, the crowd responded, saying he didn’t have to remove the cap from his head.
The NC leader accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to ensure the success of as many Independent candidates as possible in the upcoming Assembly elections, with the aim of forming a Government with their support.
Omar alleged that it has become clear, and has even been reported in newspapers, that the BJP is making a concerted effort to see as many Independent candidates succeed as possible in J&K. He said that this would enable the BJP to form a Government in the future with these Independent candidates.
“Through newspapers, this news has also started to emerge. The BJP is making every effort to ensure that as many independent candidates as possible succeed in J&K. This way, in the future, the BJP can form a government with these candidates. However, I do not think that voters will allow this. When the results come out, God willing, neither the BJP nor its conspiracies will be successful,” he said.
When asked about the agendas of these Independent candidates, Omar said their agendas would be discussed once their nomination papers are accepted. “After their papers are accepted, we will hear about their agenda, their plans for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and their strategies,” he added.
Responding to criticism from former party MLA Ishfaq Jabbar, who labelled him an outsider, the NC leader said: “The people of Ganderbal have elected me three times to Parliament and once to the Assembly. The question of who is from where is irrelevant. The people of Ganderbal have repeatedly chosen me, and Ishfaq Jabbar became an MLA when I handed over this seat to him.”
Omar alleged that Jabbar failed to fulfil his promises and betrayed the people of Ganderbal. “After 2014, all work in Ganderbal stopped. That is why we are now in the election field against Ishfaq Jabbar and others, to restart all the work that was halted after 2014 and usher in a new era of progress for Ganderbal,” he said.
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