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J&K ELECTIONS

Rahul Gandhi bats for complete statehood

as Congress stitches an alliance with

National Conference

BJP leader Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi on his stand on reservation policy

after alliance with National Conference

OUR BUREAU go to Maharashtra, you’ll hear a sim-
ilar complaint,” he said.
Srinagar/New Delhi
“We want statehood for you, that
head of the Jammu and Kash- is in your heart. We want you to run
mir assembly elections, the your state the way you want to. This
ACongress and the National is the message we came to convey,”
Conference announced a pre-poll he added. Rahul Gandhi further said
alliance on Thursday and said that that his relationship with the people
seat-sharing talks are currently un- of Jammu is of love and family.
derway. The pre-poll alliance was an- “My relation with you all is that
nounced soon after Congress leader of love and family. My family comes
Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mal- from your state, so you have to keep
likarjun Kharge met NC chief Farooq in mind that I am your soldier in Del-
Abdullah. After the meeting was over, hi. Whatever you want... my doors
Farooq said that the Congress-NC are always open for you,” he said.
would fight on all 90 seats in the as- Meanwhile, following the pre-
sembly polls. poll announcement of allying with
The announcement came after the Congress and the National Con-
Rahul Gandhi, Congress president ference (NC) ahead of the Jammu
Mallikarjun Kharge and Omar and and Kashmir assembly elections on
Farooq Abdullah met for an hour. Thursday, Bharatiya Janata Party
The formal announcement of the tie- (BJP) leader Amit Shah slammed
up was made by NC patron Farooq Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on
Abdullah in Srinagar. his stand on the reservation policy,
“United we stand,” JKNC posted which does not align with the NC’s
on X. The announcement was made Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition manifesto for the upcoming polls.
after Farooq Abdullah and his son in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi meet with Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Taking to X on Friday, Amit Shah
Omar met Kharge and Rahul Gand- shared a photo of the NC’s manifesto
hi. “Congress and we (NC) are to- President Farooq Abdullah, in Srinagar on Thursday (ANI) for the Jammu and Kashmir assem-
gether. Tarigami sahab (CPM’s M.Y. bly, which stated that the NC would
Tarigami) is also with us. I hope that and Kashmir will be held in three mu, the LoP emphasised the culture strive “to restore 370-35A, and state-
our people are with us so that we phases on September 18, 25 and of Jammu and said that it’s a land of hood as prior to August 5, 2019.”
can win and do better for the peo- October 1. The results will be an- Maa Vaishno Devi, adding that the “The Modi govt ended years of
ple. The alliance has been finalised nounced on October 4. people here have different thinking discrimination against Dalits, tribes,
and by this evening the details of Earlier, Rahul Gandhi asserted and styles. Pahadis, and backward communities
seat-sharing will be announced. The that it was his and his party’s duty “Jammu has a culture, a histo- by granting them reservations after
Alliance is for 90 seats,” Farooq Ab- to ensure that the people of Jammu ry, it’s a land of Maa Vaishno Devi, the abrogation of Article 370 and
dullah said. and Kashmir get their democratic your lifestyle and thinking style are 35A,” Shah said.
“People have suffered much in rights back and that statehood is different. Every state has a different He questioned Rahul Gandhi
the last 10 years. Statehood is the restored. Rahul Gandhi said that style, we want all these cultures, his- if he supports the NC’s manifesto,
prime concern for us. And we want the representation of the people of tory and languages to be protected. “which calls for abolishing reserva-
all the powers of the state. Our com- Jammu and Kashmir and giving back We want your voice in your govt. BJP tions for Dalits, Gujjars, Bakerwals,
mon program is to fight divisive forc- the statehood is most important for has a different thinking, they want to and Pahadis.”
es. Our doors are open for all, let’s the Congress, adding that there is run the entire country from Nagpur, “After allying with the National
first win the election. My heart is a “battle of ideologies between the through remote control. The com- Conference, he should now clarify
happy today,” the NC patron added. Congress and RSS.” plaint that you are making is that the Congress Party’s stand on reser-
Assembly elections in Jammu Addressing the people of Jam- outsiders are getting benefits, if you vation policy,” Shah further stated.

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