‘Omar will be CM candidate, I will represent J&K in Parliament’: Farooq Abdullah

SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said announced that his son, Omar Abdullah, will be the party’s chief ministerial candidate in Jammu and Kashmir.

Kick-starting the party’s campaign for the Lok Sabha polls in Jammu, the party chief said he will represent Jammu and Kashmir in Parliament.

“I will not become the chief minister. Omar will fight for chief ministership. The chief minister will be Omar Abdullah as he is young. I am old and I cannot match the energy of young people, but he can. I will go to Parliament and I have full faith that I will be there,” Abdullah said addressing public rally in support of BR Kundal who is party candidate from Jammu-Poonch parliamentary constituency, at Bahu Fort here.

Accusing BJP of dividing people and spreading hatred in the country, he said, “Desh khatre mein nehi, Modi ji khatre mein hai. It is unfortunate that the BJP is diving people on cast and religious lines.”