Set for multi-front battle: Farooq Abdullah

PTI

Jammu, July 8

Batting strongly for collectivism and better coordination at all levels in the party, National Conference president and former CM Farooq Abdullah on Friday said the party was set to fight a multi-front battle in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Srinagar MP also exhorted party functionaries to amplify their efforts to reach out to wider sections of society across the UT.

"As far as the NC is concerned, it is set to fight a multi-front battle (in Jammu and Kashmir)," Abdullah said, while interacting with a number of delegations at his residence here.

Elaborating, he said, "On one front, we have to strive for an atmosphere where basic needs of our people, including development and job creation, are addressed. On the other front, we have to keep up our peaceful and constitutional fight for the restoration of people's abridged rights."

"The NC has long been associated with the real political aspirations of the people and we are looking towards the party to protect J&K's cultural, social, political frontiers and cultural individuality as ever before.

"To achieve this goal, the party's moves have to be marked by collectivism and better coordination at all levels," he told the NC functionaries. The statement came as the EC has set in motion the preparations for holding the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the first since the Centre revoked its special status and made it a UT in August 2019.

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