Srinagar:
Days after Nationwide Convention President Farooq Abdullah dared insurgent MP from Srinagar Aga Ruhullah Mehdi to resign his Lok Sabha seat and face a recent election, the MP has confirmed to NDTV that he’s up for the problem.
Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, NC MP from Srinagar, has confirmed that he has determined to resign from Parliament and the first membership of the Nationwide Convention as a result of a deepening rift along with his celebration on “ideological grounds”.
He has blamed the NC management for reneging on its election promise to battle for the restoration of J&Ok’s particular standing.
Aga Ruhullah mentioned he has determined to resign as a result of he does not wish to be a part of “lies and betrayal”.
Chatting with NDTV, he mentioned he’ll formally ship his resignation letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker and NC president Farooq Abdullah on November 3, the twenty sixth loss of life anniversary of his father Aga Syed Mehdi, who was killed by terrorists in an IED blast.
The MP is planning a serious public rally in his stronghold Budgam on his father’s loss of life anniversary, the place he’ll formally launch his resignation letter and the explanations for quitting as MP.
“Sure, I’m resigning from the celebration and as Srinagar MP. I’ve just a few commitments earlier than I formally submit my resignation. I’ve to disburse funds beneath MPLADS (Members of Parliament Native Space Growth Scheme). I’ve additionally invited some MPs for a convention in Srinagar as a part of my efforts to battle for restoration of J&Ok’s constitutional rights,” Aga Ruhullah informed NDTV.
The Srinagar MP has typically blamed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for abandoning the celebration’s ideology and its dedication to battle for the restoration of particular standing beneath the abrogated Article 370.
After resigning, Aga Ruhullah plans to tackle the ruling Nationwide Convention and battle the by-election from the identical seat.
“As soon as by-elections are introduced, I’ll seek the advice of individuals and I’ll contest the by-election as an unbiased candidate,” he mentioned.
Ruhullah’s relations with the Nationwide Convention have been strained for some time. In October final yr, the celebration misplaced the by-election for the Budgam Meeting seat, which was vacated by Omar Abdullah who had received two seats within the 2024 Meeting election.
The loss was attributed to Aga Ruhullah’s refusal to marketing campaign for the celebration candidate and his robust criticism of the Chief Minister. After the celebration’s defeat, Omar Abdullah mentioned that Aga Ruhullah had dedicated “political suicide”.
Aga Ruhullah blames the Nationwide Convention for “lies and betrayal” for not preventing for constitutional ensures after making a dedication to the individuals in its election manifesto.
“Throughout elections, they (NC) promised to battle for restoration of Article 370. They put it of their manifesto. However quickly after profitable elections, they reneged on their dedication,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the NC is now making excuses that the BJP, which abrogated Article 370, won’t ever restore it. He mentioned such logic solely exposes its lies.
“Wasn’t BJP there after they made such a dedication within the election manifesto? It was the identical BJP after they went to individuals with the dedication promising that they may battle for restoration of particular standing,” requested Aga Ruhullah.
“It is clear that they lied to individuals throughout elections and I can’t be celebration to this lie and betrayal… My commitments don’t change in keeping with conditions. I’ll comply with my conviction and rules,” he mentioned.
Speaking to reporters in Srinagar on Tuesday, Farooq Abdullah whereas responding to Aga Ruhullah’s declare that his 2024 Lok Sabha victory got here solely as a result of his private credibility quite than the celebration’s mandate, mentioned, “When you suppose individuals voted for you, resign and return to them. We’ll see what number of votes you get”.
The very subsequent day, Aga Ruhullah responded: “It isn’t attainable that Physician sahib asks me for one thing and I ship him again empty-handed.”
