I’m not contesting J&K polls, won’t humiliate myself by entering a UT’s Assembly: Omar Abdullah
The former chief minister leader said that he will fight for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood.
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National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said that he will not contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as it is still a Union Territory, PTI reported.
Abdullah, a former chief minister of the erstwhile state, said that he will not humiliate himself by entering the legislature of a Union Territory. However, he said that he will lead the party’s election campaign.
“No. I am not contesting the assembly elections,” Abdullah told PTI in an interview. “I will not fight a UT [Union Territory] election. I am absolutely clear on that. I will help my party, I will lead the campaign, and I will do whatever I have to for the NC. But I will not enter an Assembly of the UT of J&K.”
Abdullah said that he will fight for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood.
“I will fight for a full state of J&K with no dilution,” he was quoted as saying. “Then, if possible, I will seek an opportunity to enter the Assembly and play my part there. But, I will not humiliate myself by entering a UT [Assembly].”
In August 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government had abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcated the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two...
