CROSS-VOTING: NC deliberately decided to vote for PDP, alleges Congress leader

Uri: A congress leader in Kashmir has claimed that the decision of voting for the political rivals People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was taken in a secret meeting presided by a former legislator of National Conference (NC).

CNS a local news gathering agency, reported that scores of Congress leaders from Uri Constituency claimed that 98 percent NC workers voted for PDP candidate Muzafar Hussain Beigh in the recently conducted parliamentary elections and the decision regarding it was taken in a secret meeting at Chandanwari presided by a former NC leader.

Castigating Muhammad Shafi Uri for blaming Taj Mohi-u-Din for failing to meet his commitment of support to the coalition candidate Sharief-u-Din Sharik, a delegation of Congress workers told CNS that NC top leadership including Chief Minister Omar Abdullah are well aware of the fact that NC workers did not cast their votes in favor of Coalition candidate and they indulged in cross voting.

“During an election rally that was addressed by Omar Abdullah, son of Shafi Uri along with his supporters did not participate in the rally and remained absent,” he said.He further claimed that a secret meeting of NC leaders was held at Chadanwari under the chairmanship of NC leader and Executive Member Muhammad Aslam in which 24 top workers of NC participated and decided to vote for PDP. (CNS)