National Conference open to participate in assembly polls, hints Omar Abdullah

Jammu | Friday | 16th November, 2018

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SRINAGAR: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has hinted his party would participate in assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir if fresh elections to the state legislature were announced in near future. Do you really think we will give you a walkover in the Assembly polls?" Tomorrow if assembly elections are held, will you will fight or go by your boycott?" Abdullah wrote on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.He was responding to BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav, who had asked the National Conference and the People's Democratic Party if they would participate in assembly polls if held in near future. "On one hand, they (NC and PDP) say they will not take part in elections to safeguard Article 35A, on the other, they demand dissolution of assembly and fresh elections..