NC will approach SC against Delimitation Commission recommendations: Abdullah
The Hindu
He said that the very first point raised by National Conference at the Delimitation Commission meeting was that the commission was illegal"
National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Friday that his party is preparing to approach the Supreme Court against the as it believes that the very basis of the exercise is "illegal".
The veteran politician, who has been Chief Minister of the erstwhile State three times as well as Union Minister, also said the time has come for the Opposition parties to come together and fight the forces who are bent on destroying the secular fabric of the country.
Giving a detailed account of his interactions during the Delimitation Commission meeting earlier this week, Mr. Abdullah told PTI that the very first point raised "by us at was that the commission was illegal" as the party's petition challenging the reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir was pending in the Supreme Court.