SAMBA, Oct. 25 -- Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said the Congress entered into a pre-poll alliance with the National Conference (NC) to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power in Jammu and Kashmir, claiming the decision was taken in the larger interests of the people despite opposition from party workers.
Addressing a gathering at Vijaypur organised to felicitate newly appointed JKPCC Vichar Vibhag chairman Yash Pal Kundal, Karra said the Congress had made sacrifices in the larger interests of the nation, alleging that the BJP's policies threatened the country's secular and pluralistic character.
Karra accused the BJP of manipulating elections and alleged that the pa...