Sat Sep 07 14:28:04 UTC 2024: – Omar Abdullah, vice president of NC, alleges that the Centre is trying to silence him by fielding candidates against him from jails
– He has filed nominations for upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir from Ganderbal and Budgam seats
– Abdullah believes that the Centre is conspiring against NC to keep them away from representation
– He lost the Lok Sabha polls in 2024 to Engineer Rashid, who was in jail on UAPA charges
– Jammu and Kashmir voting for its 90-member assembly in three phases
– Abdullah faces competition from jailed cleric Sarjan Barkati in the assembly poll contest in both Beerwah and Ganderbal seats
– Ganderbal has been represented by three generations of the Abdullah family, including Omar himself
– Abdullah believes that the Centre is trying to silence him and prevent him from representing his people.

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