NC condemns ED summon/questioning of party Vice President Omar Abdullah

Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Rank and File on Thursday condemned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to party Vice President Omar Abdullah describing the move as witch-hunt and vengeance.
JKNC general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Provincial Presidents RatanLal Gupta, Nasir Aslam Wani, Senior party leaders Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan, Abdul Rahim Rather, MianAltaf, Mohammad Shafi Uri, Party MPs Muhammad Akbar Lone, HasnainMasoodi, SakinaItoo, ShameemaFirdous, Chief Spokesperson TanvirSadiq, SajjadKitchloo, Khalid NajeebSuharwardhy, JavedRana, State Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar, Zone Presidents Javed Dar, Ali Muhammad Dar, Dr Bashir Veeri; district presidents, YNC Provincial presidents Salman Ali Sagar, Aijaz Jan, Sara Hayat Shah, SabiyaQadri in a joint statement released from the party headquarters condemned the undue witch-hunt and intimidation of all contrarian voices critical of government saying the motive behind the ED summon is to deter Omar Abdullah from shouldering people’s predicaments.
They said the incumbent ruling dispensation in New Delhi is employing the government machinery and malevolent tactics to subdue NC leadership’s effort in forging unity among different mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir. “This government is doing everything it can to silence the combined voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The tactics are being employed across the board in the country to stifle the voices of dissent by using all spiteful measures, the party will not get subdued by such tactics,” the statement said.