PDP President Mehooba Mufti. File
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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on April 21 mentioned National Conference chief Chaudhary Mohammad Akram equating the Congress with the BJP ought to make the employees of the nation’s oldest political get together take into consideration their assist to the oldest regional get together in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Chaudhary Akram could not have said anything worse than equating the Congress with the BJP while joining the National Conference. He said that there was no difference between the Congress and the BJP,” Ms. Mufti advised reporters whereas campaigning within the Larnoo space of Anantnag district.
The former chief minister mentioned it was unlucky that Mr. Akram selected to explain the Congress in that means.
“His father (Chaudhary Mohammad Aslam) was in Congress. I don’t understand how the Congress workers would support the NC. The NC leadership used to refer to Congress workers as ‘gandi naali kay keeday’ (the worms of the gutter). They used to face social boycott,” she mentioned, referring to a interval within the 80s when the 2 events had been at loggerheads.
“This is for the Congress workers to think about. They have to support the NC (in this election) but they (Akram) are calling them the B team of the BJP,” she added.
Mr. Akram, who was elected to Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on a Congress ticket in 2014 polls, joined the National Conference earlier this month.
Ms. Mufti reiterated her declare that her get together wished to have consensus candidates for the Lok Sabha elections however the National Conference management selected to go solo.
“We wanted to go together with other parties (of PAGD) in this election as we are facing tough times. Unfortunately, the NC did not want it. The NC worker wanted to work together but their leadership did not want it.
“We gave all powers to Farooq Abdullah, however he didn’t discover it acceptable to even ask me. They went to the extent of claiming that PDP is completed. How will PDP get completed? PDP completed POTA, Task Force and (counter-insurgent group) Ikhwan,” she mentioned.
The individuals of Kashmir will give a befitting reply to the critics of the PDP, Ms. Mufti mentioned.
