SAHIL BHAT
AUG 6: Coming down heavily on the People’s Democratic Party, NC President Dr. Farooq Abdullah has said that PDP has betrayed people of Jammu and Kashmir by stitching an alliance with BJP resulting in Nullification of Article 370.
“It is PDP which entered into alliance with BJP in 2014 and we lost Article 370,” Dr Farooq Abdullah stated outrigtly.
NC stalwart added that PDP is befooling people and is responsible for the turmoil in J&K.
Dr Farooq Abdullah emphasized that NC and Congress visited PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Syed to avoid forming alliance with BJP whereat he (Mufti Syed) disregarded them.
“NC and Congress visited Mufti Sahib and urged to shun BJP and form alliance with us, we told him NC has no interest in ministries, but he overlooked us,” Dr Farooq Abdullah said.
As PDP joined hands with BJP, people of Jammu and Kashmir miserably suffered, said Dr. Farooq Abdullah.
On all-party meeting, Dr Farooq Abdullah said all-party meeting called by Congress regarding Statehood will reach to fruitful conclusion.
