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Omar Abdullah said, we have not participated in this march for the image of any person but for the image of the country. (Photo: @INCIndia)
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah parried questions on the Congress’s stand on the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, saying he did not want to get into it.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Friday that the aim of the Bharat Jodo Yatra is not to improve the image of Rahul Gandhi but to change the current atmosphere in the country.
The former chief minister, however, parried questions on Congress’s stand on the issue of scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, saying it did not want to get into it.
“We have joined this march not for the image of any individual but for the image of the country,” Abdullah said.
he claimed Rahul Gandhi Started the yatra not for personal reasons, but because of his concern over “attempts to create communal tension and target minorities” in the country.
“The aim of the Bharat Jodo Yatra is not to improve Rahul Gandhi’s image but to improve the situation in the country,” the National Conference (NC) leader told reporters upon his arrival in the highway town, 120 km from Srinagar.
“This system may be friends with Arab countries but the fact is that there is no representative from the country’s largest minority in this government.” Abdullah said that this “could be the first time since independence that the ruling party has a member of parliament from the Muslim community. It shows their attitude”.
Asked about Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s remarks on the 2016 surgical strikes, Omar said his party has never questioned the operation.
“It is an internal matter of the Congress. We have not questioned the surgical strike and will never raise it.
On Congress’ stand on scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Abdullah said, “We will fight the case for restoration of Article 370 in the court.” The way the government is dragging its feet… shows that our case is very strong.” He said, “The last assembly elections were held in 2014. At the peak of militancy,” he said.
Claiming that this government wanted to beg the people of Jammu and Kashmir for elections, Abdullah said, “We are not beggars and we will not beg for it.”
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