A day after coming together, NC leader rules out chances of pre-poll ties with others for the benefit of Kashmiris
A day after the National Conference (NC), PDP and Congress allegedly formed a grand alliance to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir, former chief minister Omar Abdullah sung a different tune saying that three parties fighting elections together was not in the benefit of anyone in Jammu and Kashmir. "Nobody ever suggested that we will be fighting elections together. This arrangement was to protect the state from the current mess that we find ourselves in. I don't think the NC, Congress and PDP fighting elections together will be in anyone's benefit in Jammu and Kashmir," the National Conference leader said.
Elaborating on the subject, Omar said that legitimate opposition voices were important and they did not want to create a 1987-like situation. "We don't want to create a situation like 1987 where all political parties came together with only little space left for the fringe. We made sincere efforts to form government and it didn't work. We live to fight another day. Good luck to them and good luck to us," he said.
Omar said that the NC was not interested in forming the government together with the PDP and Congress. He added they were getting reports for the last month and half that people of the state are fed up with Kashmiris being demonised and the special status issue being fiddled with.
Asked whether his party would challenge the Governor's decision of dissolving the state assembly, Omar said since no letter had gone to Raj Bhawan from them they do not have any basis to challenge the decision.
"National Conference had verbally committed support to PDP, we stand by that decision. But ultimately because that letter went from PDP, the decision on whether to challenge it in the court rests with them," he said
On horse trading charges by Governor Satya Pal Malik, he said all the three parties are together and the allegation of money being used cannot be hurled at them.
"The Governor was saying there are signs of horse trading and money is changing hands. It cannot be ignored. If Governor himself says that MLAs are being brought and money is changing hands, people should know who is behind it and who was behind horse treading," he said
MAKING A U-TURN
- Omar said the NC was not interested in forming a government with the PDP and Congress and cited the political situation in 1987 where all parties had come together to form the state government.
- His comment comes a day after the NC, PDP and Congress allegedly formed an alliance to stake claim to form a government after Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the state assembly on Wednesday
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