Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- National Conference (NC) candidate for the Budgam Assembly bypoll, Aga Syed Mehmood, on Wednesday said it was up to estranged party member Aga Ruhullah to decide whether he would campaign for him.

"It is for him (Ruhullah) to decide whether he wants to join the campaign or not. He is a party man and my relative, but it is his choice whether he wants to campaign," Mehmood told reporters while campaigning.

Polling for the Budgam seat is scheduled for November 11, with counting of votes on November 14.

Ruhullah, the NC Lok Sabha member from Srinagar, has been at odds with the party leadership over the reservation policy. Last year, he sided with students demanding a review of the quota system, which currently reserves...