JAMMU, Apr 16: Difficult NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah to maneuver past the legacy of former chief minister Sheikh Abdullah, DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday focused Omar Abdullah, referring to the assist “his MLAs” offered throughout his tenure as chief minister.
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Omar Abdullah served because the chief minister of the coalition authorities of Congress and Nationwide Convention (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir from 2009 to 2015. Democratic Progressive Azad Occasion (DPAP) chairman Azad, a former Congress chief, accused the NC of a “legacy of violence, hole guarantees, and exploiting the populace”.
“I wish to ask Omar Abdullah, in the event you served as chief minister for six years, it was due to the assist of my MLAs. I prolonged your tenure by sharing the alliance. You didn’t do any favours. The MLAs who supported you for the chief ministership are nonetheless with me,” Azad stated in a public rally right here.
Azad made these remarks to counter the latest assertions by Omar Abdullah concerning the function his MLAs performed in his six-year tenure as chief minister and denounced Abdullah’s “lack of gratitude” as indicative of his character.
Azad is on a marketing campaign path within the Ramban district for his celebration candidate G M Saroori pitted in a three-cornered contest with Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh of the BJP and Choudhary Lal Singh of the Congress within the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, which works to polls on April 19.
Azad additionally claimed his function in bringing Farooq Abdullah again to Jammu and Kashmir as chief minister throughout a interval of turmoil.
“When Farooq Abdullah left J&Ok attributable to militancy, it was my initiative that introduced him again. At the moment, the NC was in a precarious state. Whereas I maintain nice respect for Farooq Abdullah, his son shows an absence of political maturity and understanding,” Azad stated.
Azad additionally challenged the NC to maneuver past the legacy of former chief minister Sheikh Abdullah, questioning their potential to endure the identical hardships that he did.
“For a way lengthy will they bask within the legacy of Sheikh Abdullah? They couldn’t endure a day in jail like him. They’re driving on his political coattails with out attaining something vital on their very own,” Azad stated. (Businesses)
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