NC Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Challenges Party Over Statehood Stance
· India · Indian Express, Times of India
National Conference Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has challenged party president Dr Farooq Abdullah via an open letter released on social media. Ruhullah criticized the party's stance on statehood, stating that its position is no different from that of the BJP. He argued that accepting statehood as the outer limit of political horizons legitimizes the constitutional changes of August 2019. The Srinagar MP has previously taken independent political positions on issues such as job reservations in Jammu and Kashmir. The report does not specify any official response from the party leadership regarding the letter.
Why it matters
This internal dissent highlights deepening divisions within the National Conference over its core political strategy in Jammu and Kashmir.
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