Sheikh Abdul Rasheed and Omar Abdullah
Assembly elections are going to be held in Jammu and Kashmir after 10 years. Where voting will be held in 3 phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1. This time former CM Mehbooba Mufti has fielded her daughter Iltija Mufti, while the BJP is contesting here alone and the Congress has joined hands with the National Conference. Now many Awami Ittehad Party workers have also joined the National Conference, many senior leaders of Sheikh Abdul Rashid’s AIP.
A National Conference spokesperson said the NC got a big boost when prominent North Kashmir player Malik Tariq Rashid and many Awami Ittehad Party workers joined the National Conference Party. He said that the National Conference has achieved great success. North Kashmir’s veteran political leader Malik Tariq Rasheed, who is considered by political pundits to have huge influence across the North, formally joined the National Conference today.
These leaders joined
Omar Abdullah’s Party National Conference wrote in a post on X that Malik played an important role in the 2019 and recent Lok Sabha elections. Because he was one of Rashid’s closest political advisors. The NC wrote that this move will have a huge impact on the entire campaign. Besides Malik Tariq Rashid, another prominent former AIP leader Tanveer Chalku also joined the NC in the presence of party vice-president Omar Abdullah at his residence.
Omar Abdullah gave the welcome
Besides Malik Tariq Rashid and Tanveer Chalku, AIP district coordinator Ganderbal and convener of civil society Safapora Sohail Nabi Khan were also welcomed to the party by Omar Abdullah. Omar Abdullah said that the involvement of Tariq Rashid and other young leaders will have a profound impact on regional politics. He said, “I am confident that people from all sections of the society will unite and support the National Conference to fight the BJP and its representatives.
