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National Conference working president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that his party had given his father and party president Farooq Abdullah the mandate to decide candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha by-polls.
The core group has authorised the party president (Farooq Abdullah) to take decisions regarding the upcoming by-polls,” Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of the meeting.
According to sources in the NC, the names of Farooq Abdullah, Rahim Rather and Mustafa Kamal are being discussed as candidates for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat.
“Once the party president will make the decisions (regarding candidates), we will communicate them to the people,” he added.
“On Wednesday, Farooq Abdullah is likely to announce his candidature for the Srinagar constituency,” a source said.
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National Conference working president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that his party had given his father and party president Farooq Abdullah the mandate to decide candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha by-polls.
He said that during the party’s core group meeting at Farooq Abdullah’s residence on Gupkar Road, NC members also authorised the party president to decide whether to enter into an alliance with the Congress or not.
“We had called for the core group meeting to assess the current situation and prepare for the upcoming elections.
We discussed in detail how this election would be fought.
The core group has authorised the party president (Farooq Abdullah) to take decisions regarding the upcoming by-polls,” Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of the meeting.
“Once the party president will make the decisions (regarding candidates), we will communicate them to the people,” he added.