7 candidates file nominations from Ganderbal
Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that BJP is using independent candidates to manipulate election outcome.
Speaking to reporters after filing his nomination papers, Omar said that BJP is pushing independent candidates in a bid to form a government with them later but voters would reject this strategy.
“It is clear that the BJP is making a concerted effort to get as many independent candidates elected from J&K as possible, with the aim of forming a government with them later. But I don’t think the voters will allow this”, he said.
Omar further said that once the results are out, neither the BJP nor their conspiracies will succeed. “The people will speak through their votes, and these attempts by the BJP to manipulate the outcome will fail.”
Turning his attention to the Ganderbal constituency, Omar said that he had handed over the seat to Ishfaq Jabbar in 2014, trusting him to fulfill his promises. “If I had contested the election in 2014, Ishfaq Jabbar would not have won. I left the seat because I made a promise to him, but he did not live up to that promise,” Omar said.
Omar further said that after 2014, all development work in Ganderbal came to a halt, and this betrayal has compelled him to re-enter the political arena. “We are here today because the people of Ganderbal have been let down. All the work stopped after 2014, and we are determined to restart it,” Omar added.
Meanwhile, while the former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) vice president, Omar Abdullah filed his nomination papers on Wednesday, six other candidates, including a Congress rebel, also entered the fray in the Ganderbal Assembly constituency.
Omar Abdullah arrived in the North Kashmir’s Ganderbal Assembly constituency to file his nomination papers. Many senior NC leaders and party workers accompanied him from Srinagar to Ganderbal.
Reports here also said that Omar Abdullah is likely to contest the Assembly elections from the central Kashmir Budgam seat as well.
Among the prominent opponents of Abdullah, who filed the nomination papers on Wednesday include Ishfaq Jabbar of the Jammu & Kashmir United Movement (JKUM), and Sahil Farooq, the Congress rebel, who defied the Congress to stand against the former CM.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) candidate, Kaiser Ahmad also filed his nomination. Reports said around 30 candidates are likely to file nomination papers against Omar Abdullah in Ganderbal.
Sugra Barkati, the younger daughter of jailed fiery cleric, Sarjan Barkati has told reporters that her father will fight elections from Ganderbal against Omar Abdullah.
