For 35 years, Jamaat Islami adopted explicit political ideology which has modified now, he stated (File)
Srinagar:
Nationwide Convention chief Omar Abdullah on Tuesday stated it’s “higher late than by no means” for the banned Jamaat-e-Islami leaders to take part within the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir elections.
“We have been advised that elections are haram (forbidden) however now the elections have turn into halal (permissible). It’s higher late than by no means,” Mr Abdullah advised reporters at Pahalgam in Anantnag district.
The previous chief minister stated he has been saying for a very long time that democracy is the one manner ahead.
“For 35 years, Jamaat Islami adopted a selected political ideology which has modified now. It’s good.
“We needed that the ban on Jamaat be lifted and so they contest on their very own image however did not occur. It’s nonetheless good that they’re contesting as independents,” he stated.
In response to a query, Mr Abdullah stated it’s for the voters to resolve which get together Jamaat is supporting if it extends assist to the Folks’s Convention (PC).
“Folks’s Convention’s ties with the BJP are on the market within the public. If Jamaat helps PC, then the voter will know which aspect they’re supporting.
“We do not know of any relations between AIP (led by Baramulla Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid) and Delhi. If Jamaat is supporting PC and AIP, it could increase questions on AIP as nicely,” he stated.
Mr Abdullah expressed confidence that the Nationwide Convention-Congress alliance will get majority within the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir meeting when outcomes are out on October 4.
In a prolonged put up on X, PC chief Sajad Lone stated he was happy with Jamaat-affiliated people contesting the elections.
“I’m extraordinarily happy if the information that some people affiliated with Jamaat Islamia are contesting elections is true. I sincerely hope it’s,” he stated.
“@JKPCOfficial and Jamaat have coexisted within the mainstream political area previous to 1989. We not often agreed politically and infrequently fought one another bitterly in elections. Ideologically there was by no means an overlap,” Mr Lone added.
Mr Lone stated many outstanding Jamaat leaders spent years in jail, typically sharing cells together with his late father.
“At this time, we can be contesting in opposition to them on the bottom as soon as once more. However regardless of our political variations, I’m glad {that a} get together which has actually struggled can be taking part within the elections,” he added.
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