Srinagar: Farooq Abdullah, who was re-elected unopposed as
National Conference (NC) president, on Monday said boycotting the 2018 panchayat polls was a "big mistake" and asked the party to participate in every election in
Jammu and
Kashmir in future. should. Along with this, Farooq Abdullah warned the government and security forces not to interfere in the election process in any way. The former Union minister had recently expressed his desire to step down from the post due to his health reasons in the party meeting.
Will not boycott any election in future
After being re-elected president of the
National Conference, Abdullah said that he wanted to relinquish the post so that the youth would lead the party. He said that he was persuaded to continue in this post, because we are going through very difficult times. Addressing the session of
National Conference representatives, Abdullah said that I want to say that the boycott of the Panchayat
elections (2018) by the party was a big mistake. Remember that we will not boycott any upcoming
elections. Instead will fight to win them (
elections). In this session, Abdullah was elected unopposed as the President of the
National Conference.
Farooq advised Umar to contest elections
BJP will fail in its plans
The former
Union Minister said that the
BJP can do anything. She may even try to buy your loyalty, but she will fail in all her plans. Abdullah warned the security forces and the government to avoid any interference in the
elections to be held in
Jammu and
Kashmir. He said let the people decide whom to vote for. Otherwise such a storm will come, which you will not be able to control. Along with this, the
National Conference leader threatened to agitate in case of irregularities in the
elections. He said that we are ready to sacrifice our lives. Farooq Abdullah will be the first person to start a movement against it.