‘Something fishy’ in not holding Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir along with Lok Sabha polls: Farooq Abdullah

April 22, 2024 10:51 am

Published by: PreetiMahajan

Srinagar, March 16

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said there is “something fishy” in not holding the Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha polls.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also said as the BJP-led Centre is pushing for “one nation, one election”, this was an opportunity for it.

“If there are conducive conditions for the parliamentary election, how is it not alright for the state election? There is something fishy,” Abdullah told PTI Videos.

He said it was sad that the Assembly polls have been delayed even after all the political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sought an early election.

“The NC, the BJP leaders from Jammu and other parties that were called by the Election Commission demanded that there should be both parliamentary and state elections here. We feel very sad. How long are we going to put up with the lieutenant governor? If you want to win the hearts of people, then this was the start,” Abdullah said.