Farooq Abdullah Bows Out of President Race

Nationwide Convention chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday withdrew his identify for consideration because the joint opposition candidate for the presidential polls, saying he wish to contribute in navigating Jammu and Kashmir which is “passing by way of a essential juncture”.

Thanking the opposition leaders for proposing his identify as their candidate for the polls subsequent month, Abdullah, in a press release launched by his occasion, stated he was honoured that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee put ahead his identify as a doable joint opposition candidate.

“Subsequent to Mamata didi proposing my identify, I’ve obtained a variety of calls from opposition leaders providing their help for my candidature,” Abdullah stated in a press release. He stated he had discussions with senior colleagues of his occasion and household about this “sudden” improvement.

“I’m deeply touched by the help that I’ve obtained and honoured to have been thought-about for the best workplace within the nation. I consider that Jammu and Kashmir is passing by way of a essential juncture and my efforts are required to assist navigate these unsure instances,” he stated.

The previous Jammu and Kashmir chief minister stated he believed he has a “lot extra lively politics forward of me and stay up for making a constructive contribution within the service of JK and the nation”.

He added: “Due to this fact, I wish to respectfully withdraw my identify from consideration and I stay up for supporting the joint opposition consensus candidate,” the NC assertion stated.

The choice comes barely a day after Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated elections to the Jammu and Kashmir legislative meeting is perhaps held by the top of this yr.

Farooq Abdullah’s identify was floated after NCP supremo Sharad Pawar declined to be the joint opposition candidate for the Presidential elections. Aside from him, Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi’s identify was additionally deliberated upon for the July polls.

In accordance with a senior NCP minister, 81-year-old Pawar is a “individuals’s man” and received’t “prohibit himself to the Rashtrapati Bhavan”. “…I don’t suppose he’s eager on it (contesting polls). Saheb (Pawar) is a individuals’s man who loves assembly individuals. He won’t prohibit himself to the Rashtrapati Bhavan,” PTI quoted the chief as saying.

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