Omar Abdullah won’t contest elections till J&K’s statehood is restored, says Farooq Abdullah

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Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president and Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that Omar Abdullah would not contest assembly elections till Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood is not restored.

As per news agency reports, Dr Farooq Abdullah while speaking to newspersons here, said that the list of constituency heads has been prepared to reach out to the people and strengthen the party at the grassroots level.

On being asked about whether Omar Abdullah would contest assembly elections, Farooq said Omar has already clarified that he will not contest elections till statehood of J&K is not restored.

He said that the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will always be there and the list of constituency heads prepared by the party was no indication that NC will contest polls alone.

On being asked about the Schedule Tribe (ST) status for Pahari community, Farooq said that he himself stood for the ST status for the community

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