Farooq exudes confidence of majority to Cong-NC alliance

Exuding confidence that the Congress-NC alliance would be coming to power in J&K with a “majority”, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said it is a “great thing” that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is ready to join them.

When asked about the PDP leader’s remarks that the party is ready to join the Congress-NC alliance to keep the BJP out of power, he said: “Congratulations to them, this is a great thing, we are all on the same track…We need to end the hatred, and keep J&K united.”

Farooq Abdullah, however, refused to comment on the exit polls. On October 8, when the counting was due for the Assembly poll, the results would be in front of all, he said.

“On October 8, the results would be in front of you, the boxes will be opened and we would know who stands where. But I do know this much that the Congress-NC alliance would be forming the government with a majority,” he said.

Earlier on Saturday, PDP candidate from Lal Chowk Assembly seat Zuhaib Yousuf Mir hinted that they could join the Congress-NC alliance to keep the BJP out of power and said they were ready to take any step to save the identity of Kashmir.

He said: “The PDP will have an important role in forming any secular government. We had said that we are ready to take any step to save the identity of Kashmir but for this, it is important that we formulate a secular government, a government against BJP not with them.”