NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday distanced himself from the “vote chori” subject raised by the Congress, asserting that the “INDIA bloc has bought nothing to do with it”.His remarks got here a day after senior Congress leaders attacked the BJP and election commissioners at a ‘Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod’ rally within the nationwide capital, alleging that “vote chori” was within the ruling get together’s DNA and accusing its leaders of being “gaddar” conspiring to remove folks’s voting rights.Abdullah’s Nationwide Convention is a constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, through which the Congress is the biggest get together by the variety of opposition MPs within the Lok Sabha.Responding to questions on the Congress marketing campaign and allegations of electoral irregularities, Abdullah mentioned, “The INDIA bloc has bought nothing to do with it. Each political get together is at liberty to set its personal agenda. The Congress has made ‘vote chori’ and SIR as its fundamental points. Who’re we to inform them in any other case?”The Congress has claimed it has collected round six crore signatures in opposition to alleged “vote theft” and plans to submit them to the President of India.Earlier, when the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) was ongoing in the course of the Bihar elections, Abdullah had claimed that the folks of Bihar are “dissatisfied” with the Election Fee over allegations of ‘vote theft.’Abdullah mentioned the Election Fee should keep true to its beliefs of independence and equity.Talking to the information company ANI, Omar Abdullah mentioned, “There are issues relating to the particular dispensation that was created for Bihar, and the way helpful it is going to be for the ruling alliance can be proven when the outcomes come out… It has left the folks of Bihar very dissatisfied with the conduct of the Election Fee… We have now at all times taken pleasure within the independence and impartiality of the Election Fee. I feel the Election Fee should maintain true to these beliefs...”Later, when the Bihar ballot outcomes have been declared, through which the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan was routed, Abdullah mentioned the Bihar meeting ballot final result was extra shocking for him than his get together’s loss within the Budgam bypoll. Nitish Kumar, he mentioned, turned anti-incumbency into pro-incumbency.“It’s good for different states to see what Nitish Kumar ji did for voters. He set caste politics apart and targeted on ladies, introducing schemes that helped him politically additionally… whereas Congress, emboldened by its ‘vote chori’ marketing campaign, made seat-sharing amongst INDIA bloc companions tougher,” mentioned the Nationwide Convention chairman.Abdullah additionally careworn that political interference in establishments shouldn’t be tolerated.Political interference in establishments shouldn’t be tolerated and must be handled severely, he advised reporters on the Sher-e-Kashmir Worldwide Conference Centre (SKICC) in response to stories concerning the interference within the working and workers engagement in an influence mission allegedly by a BJP MLA.“Political meddling within the functioning of companies and departments is unlucky and worrisome. Political interference shouldn’t occur. Such issues have to be considered with seriousness. Earlier, these establishments have been accountable to an elected authorities, however now selections are being taken with out that system in place,” Omar Abdullah alleged.
