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| Hurt by ‘big loser’ tag Omar cautions Er Rashid’s victory to empower secessionism in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 6: Before completion of the counting on the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, former Chief Minister and Vice President of the National Conference Omar Abdullah politely conceded defeat and congratulated winning candidate Engineer Rashid.
But after two days, Omar Abdullah is feeling hurt as the media projects him as a “big loser” among some other political stalwarts who lost elections.
Reacting to a media headline “From Smriti Irani to Omar Abdullah, the big losers of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections”, the National Conference leader could not control his feelings.
“The “big loser” tag certainly hurts but it’s an election, you win some you lose some and life goes on”, he posted on his social media account.
“Never Give In is our motto; strive till the set of sun; And we learn its truth; In the days of youth on the long Hodson run; For though your heart seems bursting; Up Sergeant Tilly’s hill; Thought you may not win, you will yet come in; if you stick it still”, he further posted.
Earlier Omar Abdullah generated a debate with his social media post in which he cautioned that the victory of Engineer Rashid will empower secessionists.
Rashid’s victory, without doubt, will empower secessionists, and give Kashmir’s defeated Islamist movement a renewed sense of hope”, he posted.
“Efforts to draw secessionism back into electoral politics led New Delhi to support the rise of the People’s Democratic Party, and its alliance with the BJP. That, however, ended up empowering violent secessionists, not mainstreaming them—a warning of the unpredictable outcomes of trying to manipulate politics”, he further posted while alleging that PDP was founded by the then Union Government.
Peoples Democratic Party leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra reacted strongly against Omar Abdullah’s post.
“Extremely disappointed with @OmarAbdullah 's regressive stance, echoing the divisive politics of 1987, and dubbing a democratic expression as an 'Islamist wave'. His family's history with the Muslim Conference clashes with calls for the exclusion of PDP, Er Rashid, and JEI, and will put Kashmir into perpetual conflict with the state. A more prudent approach, akin to @MehboobaMufti 's plea for Er Rashid's release, would have been an acknowledgment of mandate”, reacted against Omar’s post.
“Waheed I don’t normally get into any back-and-forth conversations here but this time I’ll make an exception. I spent my entire campaign talking about Engineer’s release and unlike his campaign, I talked about the release of the 1000s detained since 2019. The articles I’ve put here are not my views but they are a point of view. I may agree with parts, disagree with parts but they are an opinion. As for Rashid’s release, it’s a matter for the courts as it is in all such cases. I didn’t agree with Rashid’s detention in the first place & I don’t agree with it now but that’s neither here nor there because it shouldn’t be just about one man but about the 1000s in jail, including the anonymous ones outside J&K”, he replied to Waheed. |
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