Omar summons NC MLAs today amid dissent rumours
Srinagar, June 3 -- Amid mounting political pressure, chief minister Omar Abdullah has called a mandatory meeting of all 42 party legislators and five supporting independent lawmakers in Srinagar on Wednesday to discuss key governance issues.
This marks the first extraordinary meeting between the CM and his legislators in the 21 months since the government was formed in October 2024.
The opposition claims the meeting is a damage-control exercise to contain internal rebellion fuelled by delays in a much-hyped cabinet expansion.
Leader of the opposition Sunil Sharma said, "Many NC legislators are unhappy with their own government, and time is running out for this government." Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders made similar allegations, suggesting that ruling party members "are afraid of the induction of new ministers into the cabinet."
Even within the NC, senior MP Aga Ruhullah voiced dissent, publicly urging the leadership to listen to its own representatives: "They should seek feedback from them on whether the government has been able to fulfil its main promises, on which the people gave them votes."
While the CM's adviser, Nasir Aslam Wani, termed it a "routine meeting to discuss governance issues," Omar Abdullah took to X to mock the opposition's claims: "I love how the people who know the least about the meeting I've called with my MLAs are talking the most. Remember one thing: Those who know don't speak, and those who speak sit in the opposition." Meanwhile, the Congress continues to maintain its distance....
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