‘Participation Isn’t Optional, But…’: Omar Abdullah’s Big Claim Ahead of PM Modi’s Srinagar Rally – News18

Nationwide Convention chief Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused the Jammu and Kashmir authorities of ‘pulling out all stops’ to orchestrate a large turnout at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Srinagar rally, asserting that the BJP can’t handle something in J&Okay with out the administration.

Calling the J&Okay authorities ‘dictatorial’, Abdullah, in a publish on X shared, “Tomorrow the godi media & companies will probably be gushing in regards to the “historic crowd” gathered to listen to PM Modi in Srinagar. What they may conveniently overlook to say is that nearly not one of the folks there will probably be attending of their very own free will. The dictatorial J&Okay Govt has pulled out all stops to provide the PM a crowd as a result of the BJP can’t handle something in J&Okay with out the administration.”

The previous J&Okay chief minister mentioned hundreds of presidency workers, each women and men, have been requested to to assemble at particular places between 4:30 AM and 5:30 AM in ‘freezing temperatures’.

“Staff, males & ladies each, of their 1000s are being requested to assemble between 4:30 AM & 5:30 AM within the freezing temperatures to be bused to the venue. This participation isn’t optionally available, it’s obligatory,” Abdullah acknowledged.

Abdullah additional disclosed that workers who fail to attend have been “threatened with disciplinary motion” by their division heads.

“Non-public faculties like DPS And so on have had their buses commandeered to move all these workers to the venue. I’ve lists operating in to the 1000s with division particulars, addresses & cell numbers plus transport particulars. I’ve redacted a portion of 1 web page out of 140 pages. That is the naya J&Okay however like I mentioned godi media gained’t report this. They like “three households”, “new period of improvement” yada yada,” the Nationwide Convention chief added.

Prime Minister Modi is ready to go to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, marking his first go to for the reason that abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Throughout his go to, he’ll unveil a number of improvement initiatives exceeding Rs 6,400 crore and ship a speech at a public assembly in Srinagar.