Srinagar 19 October (KNB): National Conference (NC) has asserted that, after failing to politically fight the NC party president Farooq Abdullah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has resorted to employing its agencies for the task.
In a statement issued to KNB, A party spokesperson stated, “The ED summon to Dr Farooq Abdullah is clearly the result of the unity that Dr Sahib has been able to forge among mainstream political parties in J&K. This is the price one faces when opposed to BJP’s ideology and divisive politics”.
It further added, “Recent history is a witness to how BJP has been employing coercive and intimidate measures through various departments to target opposition leaders across the country. The recent ED summon to Dr Farooq Abdullah is a case in point”.
“The timing of the recent summon is very clear. His previous summons were just before Aug 5 last year and today’s summon comes within days of forming the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, of which Dr Farooq Abdullah has taken a lead,” it said.
The spokesperson further stated that Abdullah will continue to maintain his innocence and will cooperate with the authorities in what is nothing but a witch-hunt. (KNB)