“Only a few days in the past, Omar was branding everybody, together with Lone and Altaf Bukhari’s Apni Celebration, as BJP’s B groups.I’ve irrefutable proof that Omar and Lone have ganged as much as defeat Engineer Rashid in north Kashmir and elsewhere. Can Omar inform us now which celebration is BJP’s B staff?” Rashid stated Monday, whereas alleging that the regional events in Kashmir had united to deliver down his yet-to-be-recognised AIP.
Rashid questioned former J&Okay CM Omar for accepting assist from a celebration he had criticised. “Muntazir Mohiuddin of Apni Celebration prolonged assist to Omar in Budgam (the place the NC vice chairman is contesting). In keeping with Omar, the identical Apni Celebration was BJP’s B staff. How did he settle for the assist?”
Arrested in 2019 by NIA and imprisoned in New Delhi’s Tihar jail on terrorism-funding prices, 57-year-old Rashid defeated Omar and Lone within the Lok Sabha elections this summer time as an unbiased. On Sept 11, he was launched from Tihar on interim bail until Oct 2 to marketing campaign in J&Okay’s first meeting elections since 2014.
His rivals have accused him of being a BJP proxy. Rashid refuted the cost, asserting that he has all the time opposed the insurance policies of PM Modi’s govt and would proceed to take action.
Farooq slams BJP
NC president Farooq Abdullah criticised BJP and accused PM Modi, Union residence minister Amit Shah, and UP CM Yogi Adityanath of remaining silent on the alleged gang rape of a younger Dalit lady in Ayodhya, who’s a part of the Ram Mandir cleansing employees.
“Isn’t she our sister? Isn’t she our daughter? They (BJP) declare to be protectors. They’ll’t shield anyone. They’ll solely shield their chairs,” Abdullah stated Monday.
Commenting on BJP’s remarks that NC would revoke the reservation standing of Paharis, Gujjars, Bakarwals, and different marginalised courses, Abdullah stated: “BJP ruled for 10 years, so why didn’t they offer ST standing to Paharis throughout that point? Why was ST standing given simply earlier than the parliamentary elections? Pahari folks know this, and they won’t fall into their lure.”
