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NC-Congress alliance: Will contest from Srinagar, a ‘friendly contest’ between NC, Cong in Anantnag, Baramulla, says Abdullah
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday while announcing the pre-poll alliance with the Indian National Congress said that Jammu and Udhampur parliamentary seats will be contested by Congress.
“I will contest from Srinagar and there will be a friendly contest between NC and Congress in Anantnag and Baramulla,” he said, “We are also discussing the Ladakh seat.”
Farooq Abdullah, NC on alliance with Congress: Jammu and Udhampur will be contested by Congress, I will contest from Srinagar and there will be a friendly contest between NC and Congress in Anantnag and Baramulla. We are also discussing the Ladakh seat. pic.twitter.com/dAFhbVGdpG
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2019
Meanwhile elaborating “friendly contest” senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said there will be no throat cut competition on Anantnag and Baramulla seats.Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress: Friendly contest means that there will be no cut-throat contest between us on these two seats (Anantnag and Baramulla). If either Congress or NC wins, it’s a win-win situation for both of us. https://t.co/HvAfShGm17
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2019
