“Why Would I Meet PM, Amit Shah At Night?” Farooq Abdullah On GN Azad’s Claim

Srinagar:

Nationwide Convention chief Farooq Abdullah has reacted sharply to Democratic Progressive Azad Get together (DPAP) President Ghulam Nabi Azad’s claims that he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union House Minister Amit Shah ‘secretly’ at night time.

Mr Abdullah mentioned that he would meet the Prime Minister or the House Minister throughout the day if he needed to and requested why Mr Azad was “defaming” him.

“If I’ve to fulfill PM Modi or Union House Minister Amit Shah, I’ll meet them throughout the day, why ought to I meet them at night time? What’s the motive that he has considered defaming Farooq Abdullah? When nobody needed to present him a Rajya Sabha seat, I used to be the one who gave him a Rajya Sabha seat, however at the moment he’s saying all this,” the Nationwide Convention chief mentioned.

“They need to malign my picture and drag my title into each matter. He ought to reveal the names of his brokers who’re sitting on the residence of the PM and Union House Minister. He ought to inform individuals in order that they’ll perceive the reality,” he added.

Clarifying his remarks, the DPAP president advised ANI, “I by no means claimed that he (Farooq Abdullah) met him (PM Modi). I mentioned that. by means of sources in Delhi, it has come to be identified that he tries to fulfill the central management that too solely at night time. I by no means mentioned that he met or bought an appointment.”

In the meantime, Farooq Abdullah introduced on Thursday that his get together will contest the upcoming parliamentary elections alone, a choice that was seen as one other setback for the opposition INDIA bloc.

Chatting with reporters in Srinagar on seat sharing, the Nationwide Convention chief mentioned, “So far as seat sharing is worried, the Nationwide Convention will contest alone and there is no doubt about it.”

The remarks have been later clarified by Mr Abdullah’s son, and Nationwide Convention chief, Omar Abdullah.