For NC, Power Matters More Than Principles: Sajad Lone

Srinagar, June 25 : Peoples Conference President Sajad Lone launched a sharp critique against the National Conference (NC) on Wednesday, questioning the party’s record on resignations and commitment to the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir.

In a post on social media platform X, Lone said, “In the history of NC nobody has ever resigned. Nobody will ever resign in the future. They believe in the maxim: Power at any cost.”
Referring to past events, Lone pointed out that NC did not resign after the rejection of the autonomy resolution by the Union Government, even when the current Chief Minister was a Union Minister at the time. He also noted that on August 5, 2019, when Article 370 was abrogated, NC had three Members of Parliament in Parliament, none of whom resigned.

He contrasted this with the 1989 resignation of then-Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, citing complete breakdown of law and order at the time, and the flight of the NC council of ministers from the valley.

Lone questioned the sincerity of the current Chief Minister’s recent statement that he would resign if it would help restore statehood, stating that the assembly has not passed any resolution on the matter.

“You really mean business. Resign. We all will resign. And sit on protest in Jantar Mantar,” Lone said in his post.
He concluded with a strong critique of the current administration, saying, “This government will go down in history as the most inefficient and invisible government and will be viewed with contempt and odium. The only thing this government can do is to lie and weaponise transfers and go after opponents.”