Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that six regional parties, which signed Gupkar’s declaration last year pledging to fight together against constitutional changes to Jammu and Kashmir’s status, may have different political ideologies but plan to present a front. joined for the moment.
“… different political ideologies … have been reserved for a larger purpose. We wanted to send a broader message to New Delhi than, on this question of what happened on August 5 [when the process for the nullification of Article 370 that gave Jammu & Kashmir special status began], like-minded parties will come together, ”said Omar Abdullah in a joint HT interview with his father, Farooq Abdullah.
The political environment in Jammu and Kashmir is changing again one year after the annulment and bifurcation of the old state into two federally administered territories. Omar Abdullah and his father, Farooq Abdullah, are at the center of the upheaval following their release from detention.
Read the full interview here.
Farooq Abdullah emerged last week as the pivot in the formation of a conglomerate of the six parties that has posed the first challenge to the Center by reaffirming the commitment to the declaration linked to the demand for restoration of special status and semi-autonomous status.
Farooq Abdullah dismissed the newly formed Apni Party of Jammu and Kashmir, which is not part of the conglomerate, as the “IB (Intelligence Office) formation”. Omar Abdullah said the party was welcome to try its luck in the political arena. “The political space is open to everyone. Come, try your luck. Who stops someone from trying?
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Most of the unionist parties in Jammu and Kashmir, notably the National Conference (NC) of the Abdullahs, which played a key role in the region’s accession to India in 1947, have traditionally been seen as a bridge between New Delhi and Srinagar.
Farooq Abdullah said he no longer wanted to be the bridge. “They have deceived my people,” he said.
Omar Abdullah added that the “bridge” would only work if New Delhi allowed them to spread the voices of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. “If by the bridge you mean that we will allow them to bring their voices and spread it here, that is not a bridge. If by the bridge you mean that it will allow us to take the voices of J&K and Ladakh and spread them there, that’s fine. Forced communication will not work. “
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Omar Abdullah dismissed the idea of elections before 2021, saying that the formation of the conglomerate did not necessarily indicate a “pre-election understanding.”
“There is no possibility of elections in J&K [Jammu & Kashmir] before 2021. Fortunately, the government of India has given us this breathing space to work together on the Gupkar Declaration, which is not a pre-election announcement of understanding, ”he said.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the delineation exercise in his Independence Day speech, saying it is underway and assembly elections will follow in Jammu and Kashmir.
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