Saturday, May 18, 2013

Are Omar, Mehbooba hunting for 'safe' seats for 2014 polls? | ummid.com

Are Omar, Mehbooba hunting for 'safe' seats for 2014 polls? | ummid.com
Omar Abdullah's grandfather and NC founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah fought the assembly elections from Ganderbal in 1975, when he returned to mainstream politics after 1953. At that time, the Congress has asked its incumbent legislator, Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, to make way for Sheikh's ascendancy to the chief minister's post after the Congress party supported his government from outside.