New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticized India’s ally Congress’ inconsistent stance on electronic voting machines (EVMs) and harshly criticized his party’s selective faith in the voting mechanism. .
In an exclusive interview with news agency PTI, Abdullah said, “Even if over 100 MPs use the same EVM and celebrate it as a victory, when the results don’t go well, we turn around and blame them.” I can’t do that,” he said. In your way. ”
“If you have a problem with EVM, you need to be consistent about it,” he added.
Prime Minister Abdullah continued to tread a different line from the Congress, praising the new parliament, which the great old party had harshly criticized.
“Contrary to what everyone else believes, I think what is happening with the Central Vista project in Delhi is a very good thing. I think it was a great idea to build a new Parliament building. We needed a parliament building. The old parliament building has reached the end of its usefulness,” the J&K CM said.
His comments increase friction between allies within India’s opposition coalition, the National Conference and the Congress. Prime Minister Abdullah expressed disappointment with the Congress’ performance during the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, in which the National Conference carried much of the campaign burden. Out of a total of 90 seats, the NC secured 42 seats compared to six for the Congress.
‘Convenient hypocrisy’: Prime Minister Abdullah talks about criticizing Bharatiya Janata Party’s dynastic politics
Abdullah cited criticism of dynastic politics and rejected the idea that lineage guarantees political success. Based on his personal experience, he told PTI: Despite my family heritage, I lost the election. ”
Prime Minister Abdullah accused the BJP of selective atrocities against the dynasty and pointed out that the party tolerates such politics among its allies. “The Bharatiya Janata Party has no problem with political families who align with them. It’s convenient hypocrisy,” he said. Prime Minister Abdullah stressed that while opposition dynastic politicians are often unfairly targeted, similar practices remain unchallenged within the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He also reflected on his family’s political history, noting that his sons needed to build their careers independently. “Nobody’s going to give them anything on a plate,” he said.
“Some allies feel Congress is not doing enough to justify its role.”
Omar Abdullah also criticized the Congress’ role as the leader of the Indian bloc and questioned whether the party had done enough to justify its leadership position.
“The fact that by virtue of being the single largest party in Parliament and having opposition leaders in both Sabah and Rajya Sabha, they have a pan-India footprint that no other party can claim. “They are natural opposition leaders,” he acknowledged.
But, he added, “there is still a feeling among some allies that Congress is not doing enough to justify it, to get it, to preserve it.” There is a sense of anxiety,” he added. That may be something Congress wants to consider. ”
Abdullah criticized the bloc’s sporadic involvement, arguing that its activities cannot be limited to months before an election, saying it “soon came to life as soon as the Sabah elections were announced, suddenly started talking and got things done.” We will try to resolve it.”
