New Delhi: In one other twist, Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was nominated because the candidate for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency by the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), has determined to not take part within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. DPAP made this announcement on Wednesday, with out specifying any causes. DPAP selects Advocate Saleem Parray because the occasion’s candidate for the constituency, the place he’ll compete in opposition to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference senior chief Mian Altaf.
Mohammad Amin Bhat, the DPAP provincial president for Kashmir, acknowledged, “He gave some reasons (in the meeting) and then we took a decision on fielding Parray from the seat.” Ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM Ghulam Nabi Azad had beforehand been declared because the candidate for this constituency earlier this month, marking what would have been his first election representing the occasion he established after leaving the Congress.
DPAP chief, Advocate Mohammad Saleem Paray, confirmed the event and mentioned the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir wish to see Azad because the Chief Minister.
“Ghulam Nabi Azad had a meeting with the leaders of south Kashmir. Deliberations were held on a lot of things. Finally, my name was proposed and I am thankful to Ghulam Nabi Azad that he trusted me. I will try my level best to meet all the expectations. Replacement is not a proper word. He is being a good leader. There is no replacement. I wanted Ghulam Nabi Azad to contest from here but as a political worker, I am connected to people. People of the state want Ghulam Nabi Azad to take charge of Jammu and Kashmir, they want to see him as the Chief Minister,” he added.
Just two days in the past, National Conference chief Omar Abdullah challenged Ghulam Nabi Azad to contest the Lok Sabha election in opposition to him from the Baramullah parliamentary constituency in north Kashmir. In response, Azad referred to Omar Abdullah as a mere customer in Jammu and Kashmir, noting that he spends his summers in London and winters in hotter locations. “Omar sahib… You spend your summers at your maternal grandfather’s house in London and seek warmth in other countries during winters, only to visit here as a tourist,” Azad remarked on Monday.
