Says some members may form separate alliance
New Delhi: National Conference presidentFarooq Abdullah on Thursday said there is a threat to the I.N.D.I.A. bloc if a consensus on seat sharing is not reached soon, asserting that some members may try to form a separate grouping.
In a discussion with former Union minister KapilSibal on his YouTube channel, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said very little time is left for the LokSabha elections.
When asked about the lack of clarity on seat-sharing arrangements in the INDIA alliance, Abdullah said, “If we have to save the country, we will have to forget differences and think about the country.” “If seat-sharing arrangement is not finalised then there is a threat to the alliance. It should be done in a time-bound manner. It is possible some may come together to form a separate alliance, which I feel is the biggest danger. There is still time,” he said.
Abdullah said parties should seek seats only where they are dominant and it was wrong to seek seats where they are not.
The NC chief said the alliance members recently met in a hotel in Delhi where it was agreed that not much time is left.
“We discussed that one such person should be there who can bring everybody on board by sidelining our differences. If we have to save the country, we will have to forget differences and think about the country,” he said.
