The victory of Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is currently in jail on terror funding charges, from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency will empower secessionists and give Kashmir's "defeated" Islamist movement a renewed sense of hope, said former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National C
This is the first Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. The elections to the five seats in Jammu and Kashmir were held in five phases.
In a post on his X account, Omar Abdullah conceded defeat and congratulated Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh for his victory in North Kashmir. He added that the voters have spoken and in a democracy, that's all that matters.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) vice-president and Baramulla Lok Sabha candidate Omar Abdullah is trailing in Baramulla by a margin of 46,225 votes against independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh, as per the ECI.
Sajad Lone, Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference (JKPC) chairman and candidate from Baramulla parliamentary constituency cast his vote at a polling booth in Handwara and said he is "very confident" of winning.
Voting is being held for the Baramulla Parliamentary constituency. The constituency is witnessing a contest between National Conference's Omar Abdullah, Peoples Democratic Party's Mir Mohammad Fayaz and Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference's (JKPC) Sajad Lone.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that everything has been destroyed in Jammu and Kashmir adding that situation is very bad in the Union Terriroty.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the Muslim community is being targetted in the nation and further questioned that do "Muslims have no right to participate in development" of the nation.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah alleged that his party workers have been detained for the last two days and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over the claims of normalcy in the Union Territory.
National Conference vice-president and candidate from Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, Omar Abdullah on Thursday alleged that BJP is getting scared and panicked seeing the support for his party, adding that the Bharatiya Janata Party is stopping him from campaigning for the Lok Sabha election.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed hope on Monday that both the governments of India and Pakistan will create such an environment to start the process of dialogue.