During a block convention in Rawalpora area of Srinagar, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said that the party’s patron and Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Dr Farooq Abdullah, will not participate in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Omar Abdullah cited health reasons as the cause for Farooq Abdullah’s decision not to contest the polls.
“He (Farooq Abdullah) has taken permission from (party’s general secretary) (Ali Mohammad) Sagar and other party members to not contest the polls this time because of his health,” Omar Abdullah said.
He said it is now the party’s responsibility to field the best candidate from the constituency with the hope that the voters would help him succeed so that he becomes a voice of the people in Delhi.
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