Omar hits out at Ghulam Nabi Azad for criticising Abdullahs

BANI: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today hit out at senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for criticising his father and grandfather Farooq Abdullah and Sheikh Abdullah during poll campaigns.

"Even BJP and PDP who are staunch opponents of National Conference have not brought late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in the ambit of election campaign but Ghulam Nabi Azad has minced no words to even criticise Sheikh sahib and Dr Farooq Abdullah who are nowhere in the election scenario," Omar told a poll rally here.

He was addressing election rallies at remote areas of Lohai, Nathi, Duggani in Bani Assembly constituency and at Bishnah Assembly constituency in favour of NC candidates Malik Ghulam Haider and Dr Kamal Arora.

Omar lambasted Congress for misleading people against National Conference with false propaganda and said seven months back when NC was campaigning in favour of Congress candidates for Lok Sabha elections, Azad was full of praises and admiration for NC and its leadership.

"It is astonishing that Azad is now not only criticising NC but also making late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and Dr Farooq Abdullah subject matter of election campaign when both are not around," he said.