Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah addresses a press conference in Srinagar.
A day before counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah held a press conference. Here are the highlights:
- It is inconceivable for a party like National Conference to go with the BJP.
- There is not a single decision that I have taken as a chief minister that I would call a blunder
- Who did the government share warning (about Kashmir floods) with? If the state government failed, every other agency failed
- No lines of communication open between the National Conference and the BJP or any other national party.
- If they were ready for the floods, why were the boats not in Srinagar?
- We will accept the people's mandate.
- There is a great sense of personal regard for (former Prime Minister Atal Bihari) Vajpayee having worked in his government for three years.
- Why speculate? Let's wait. In less than 24 hours we'll know exactly how numbers stack up.