The Chairman of the People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), Farooq Abdullah, claimed that Congress was largely part of his grouping, Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that they would fight the DDC ballot box in Jammu and Kashmir “together. “, but there was no official news about it from the National party.
His comments came a day after Congress announced its decision to run candidates for the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections.
Abdullah said that the president of the JK Congress, GA Mir, came to meet him today and said that “we are fighting together in the elections.”
Read also: Gupkar Alliance ready to hear from everyone including BJP on Article 370, says Omar
Abdullah, who was speaking to journalists in Raghunath Bazar, in the heart of the city, was asked if the Congress that was a signatory to Gupkar’s declaration had parted ways with the alliance as he has not attended any of its meetings. until now.
“Where have they separated? There should be no mistake. Congress is part of the alliance and we are fighting together the elections (DDC) ”, responded the leader of the National Conference.
When brought to his attention to Mir’s statement on Saturday that his party is fighting in the DDC elections and running candidates, the former prime minister joked: “When you heard this … yesterday it was different and today Mir sahib came to see me and said fighting the elections together. ”
Congressional senior spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, when contacted, said Mir made a courtesy call to Abdullah and that “there is no official statement on the meeting.”
Read also: Decision to sell property with J&K people: Jitendra Singh
The PAGD, an alliance of seven major parties from Jammu and Kashmir seeking the restoration of the former state’s special status, announced on Saturday that it would contest the DDC polls in a united way.
In response to another question about various exit polls predicting a great victory for RJD-led Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar assembly elections, Abdullah said: “There is a difference between actual polls and exit polls.” .
“When the real polls are over, we’ll talk,” he said.
Abdullah said he is praying for more pilgrims to visit the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on top of the Trikuta Hills and that it is beneficial to the economy of Jammu and Kashmir. “We want more pilgrims to come to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and it is possible that our problems, as well as the problems of the pilgrims, will be solved,” he said.
.
