Better Late Than Never: Omar Abdullah On Jamaat-e-Islami Fighting Polls

"We were told that elections are haram (forbidden) but now the elections have become halal (permissible). It is better late than never," Mr Abdullah told reporters at Pahalgam in Anantnag district.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said it is "better late than never" for the banned Jamaat-e-Islami leaders to participate in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir elections.

"We were told that elections are haram (forbidden) but now the elections have become halal (permissible). It is better late than never," Mr Abdullah told reporters at Pahalgam in Anantnag district.

The former chief minister said he has been saying for a long time that democracy is the only way forward.