On Friday, Home Minister Amit Shah directed his criticism towards the Congress party following its announcement of an alliance with Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference in preparation for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Taking to X, Shah wrote, “The Congress party, which has repeatedly played with the unity and security of the country in its greed for power, has once again revealed its intentions to the country by forming an alliance with the Abdullah family’s ‘National Conference’ in the Jammu and Kashmir elections.”
The Congress party, which has repeatedly risked the nation’s unity and security to satiate its greed for power, has once again exposed its ulterior motives by allying with the Abdullah family's 'National Conference' in the Jammu and Kashmir elections.
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— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 23, 2024
“My 10 questions to the Congress Party and Rahul Gandhi on the promises made in the National Conference manifesto:
As Jammu and Kashmir gears up for its first Assembly elections since becoming a union territory, Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference (NC) officially established a pre-poll alliance with the Congress party on Friday. The partnership was finalised during a meeting at Abdullah’s home on Thursday, which was attended by Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge.
The NC and Congress agreement encompasses all 90 Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir, with seat-sharing arrangements finalised for most constituencies. Omar Abdullah, the NC’s vice president, confirmed on Friday that negotiations have effectively allocated seats for the majority of the Assembly’s constituencies, with talks still in progress to address disputes over a few remaining seats.
“Consensus has been reached to a large extent. I can tell you that we have reached a consensus on the maximum seats out of the 90. On few seats, we are adamant and on some others, the local leaders of the Congress are adamant. There will be meetings today as well and we will try to sort out the rest of the seats so as to announce our candidates,” said Omar Abdullah.