Agha Ruhullah Defends Decision to Leave National Conference Over Abandonment of Key Issues

In Jammu and Kashmir, Agha Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has strongly defended his decision to leave the National Conference (NC). He said that the time was right for him to resign and that people will teach this party a lesson in the times to come, as it has abandoned the issues that the people stood for - including the restoration of Article 370. Speaking in Beerwah, the former MP accused the NC leadership of forcing him to resign, instead of addressing their concerns related to the political rights of Jammu and Kashmir. Accusing his old party, the National Conference, Agha Ruhullah said that the leadership rejected his suggestions. He thought it best for Ruhullah to leave the party, instead of fulfilling electoral promises or changing its policies. Criticizing the party for abandoning the post-2019 constitutional struggle, Ruhullah said that after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, the party leadership refused to engage in any concrete defence and struggle for the rights of the people.