Srinagar, Nov. 3 -- Hours after Srinagar Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announced his decision to sever ties with the National Conference (NC) and resign from his Lok Sabha membership, the party on Tuesday launched a scathing counterattack, questioning his contribution to the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status and accusing him of selectively raising political issues.
In a strongly worded statement, the NC questioned why Ruhullah, who had mobilised signatures of over 100 MPs from different political parties for an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, had not made a similar effort to garner parliamentary support for the restoration of J&K's special status.
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