Srinagar, May 23: Soon after declared winner from Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary constituency, National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah Thursday said that fighting against the evil designs that are hell bent to abrogate Article 370 and Article 35A won’t be an easy task for the newly elected parliamentarians of the party.
As per Kashmir News Service (KNS) correspondent, addressing a presser after he was declared winner, Dr Farooq said that India and Pakistan must sit together to give peace a chance in Jammu and Kashmir.
He was accompanied by National Conference (NC) Vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah, party’s provincial president Nasir Aslam Wani and others.
Dr Abdullah thanked people across the Valley for helping party candidates to emerge victorious from all the three parliament constituencies in the Valley.
He said that this parliament will be difficult for the NC’s parliamentarians as they will have to fight against the evil designs that are hell bent to abrogate Article 370 and Article 35A, saying that the parliamentarians will also fight against the forces who are dividing the people in the country.
“We hope the new government in Delhi will do justice with Jammu and Kashmir and talk with the neighbouring country Pakistan to bring us out from the current situation,” he said.
He added that no steps are being taken at present to put an end to the border skirmishes, killings, use of pellet guns and other things, adding that the newly elected NC parliamentarian will work to bring Jammu and Kashmir out from the current mess.
Abdullah also added that India and Pakistan must sit together to bring peace in the State. (KNS)
