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Former senior police officer Riyaz Bedar joins National Conference

Srinagar: Riyaz Bedar, former senior cop of the Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday joined the National Conference (NC) in presence of the party vice president Omar Abdullah.

Bedar, a former Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar, was accorded a warm welcome by Abdullah in presence of top party leaders, reported KNS.

“Keeping in view the exemplary service track record of Riyaz Bedar, party will be benefited by his experience in public service. Omar Abdullah also lauded the services of Riyaz Bedar while welcoming him into the party fold,” NC District President Baramulla Javid Ahmad Dar was quoted as having said by the news agency.

The report said Bedar, who hails from Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, is likely to take on PDP rebel and former minister Imran Raza Ansari from the Pattan constituency in the next assembly elections.

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