‘Why they didn’t bring it until now’: Omar Abdullah on center’s CAA move

Omar Abdullah also targeted the Center over the electoral bonds issue.

Jammu:

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was twice elected to the Rajya Sabha with the help of the National Conference, took a “fierce” stance against the National Conference and the BJP The differences in attacks reveal the leader’s “agenda,” Omar Abdullah said on Monday.

Responding to Mr Azad’s recent attack on the National Conference (NC), Mr Abdullah asked if the DAP leader had forgotten all the “help” provided by the NC.

“I hope the same party (Azad’s Democratic Action Party) attacks the BJP with half the ferocity with which it attacks us. It tells you their agenda. Everyone knows when Azad praises the prime minister and criticizes Farooq ·Abdullah Sahib, what this meant to them.

Responding to Azad’s remarks during the National Council and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Omar Abdullah told reporters: “On the contrary, Farooq Abdullah sent him to the Federal House twice and he His own party is not interested in sending him to the Bundestag,” he told an election rally.

Omar Abdullah took another dig at him, asking Mr Azad if he had forgotten that in 2005 he called for the ouster of Mufti Mohammed Said of the HDP. Azad has power here, the North Carolina vice president said.

“He arrived at the Federal House because of our members. His wife Shameema Ji cried when she called Farooq Abdullah sahib and said, you gave Azad sahib in A new life in politics. Has he forgotten everything? Times have changed. He has changed,” he said.

Omar Abdullah said Mr Azad should not forget that he served in the House of Federation for 12 years thanks to the National Council. “He enjoys the house he lives in today because of us,” the North Carolina leader said.

On the central government’s plan to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act before the general election, Omar Abdullah asked: “Why did they bring it up only now? What are they waiting for? Why didn’t they come up with a notification on retention of citizenship ?” Same for Paharis? We want to know how you will implement it. Who do you include in Paharis? Paharis will not benefit from your stated reservations. This is to deceive them to get votes before the election. ” His remarks came shortly before the Union Home Ministry announced the CAA rules on Monday.

Replying to a question on the electoral bonds issue, the former chief minister said those who have “control” over SBI are being “protected”.

“Who has taken the highest electoral bonds? Who should be saved? They will not protect those who have taken the lowest electoral bonds. They don’t want to tell people how many bonds a certain party has taken. Who has control over SBI. Me and India The league doesn’t have that control,” he said.

“The good news is that the Supreme Court rejected their arguments. They told them to submit the information before March 12. We will also know who got what. We got very little. We are not even on the list yet. ECI, “He said.

Asked about resuming talks with Pakistan, Omar Abdullah said starting talks “depends not only on India but also on the other side”.

“Let us see how the situation develops. The BJP will find itself in its own trap. If J&K is normal, why can’t you talk to Pakistan. If you are not talking to Pakistan, it means things are not normal,” he explain.

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