Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party got a major setback when Ex President Lecturer Forum Hasam Din Qureshi, SSP(retd) Ghulam Sarwar Chouhan of Mendhar and Malik Badar-ud-Din, Sarpanch Budhal on Saturdayjoined National Conference in presence of President Dr Farooq Abdullah, Working President and Chief Minister Mr Omar Abdullah besides Provincial President Jammu Mr Devender Rana.
According to a statement issued to KNS, Dr Abdullah and the Chief Minister welcomed the new entrants into the party and hoped their joining will further strengthen National Conference at grass roots level in the area. Senior National Conference leader and Deputy Chairman Legislative Council, Mr Javed Rana, who was also present on the occasion, described their joining in the party as a “major jolt” for the main Opposition party and hoped that National Conference will strengthen its base at the grass root level. Mr Rana said that PDP has failed in playing responsible role as main opposition properly during the past five and half years. “This is the reason that people have no option but to desert PDP because of its wrong policies and join National Conference.
Referring to BJP’s sinister move of abrogating Article 370, Mr Rana said that National Conference will never allow this .”This party has always sacrificed for this state and we are always ready for more sacrifices if needed in the future for the betterment of our state”, he said adding that it is a conspiracy hatched by BJP and PDP to abrogate Art 370 from the state. He maintained that any attempt to repeal this would be on our dead bodies. He appealed to the people to expose these forces who are constantly trying to polarise the situation in this state.