Overview
- Omar Abdullah said the Congress is free to set its own agenda and that its ‘vote chori’ and SIR pitches are not the opposition alliance’s stance.
- The Congress says it has collected about six crore signatures against alleged vote theft and plans to submit them to the President of India.
- BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya used Abdullah’s comments to mock Congress and questioned the alliance’s coordination and credibility.
- Abdullah noted he has previously raised concerns about aspects of the Election Commission’s SIR process but separated those from Congress’s messaging.
- He declined to weigh in on an NIA charge sheet in the Pahalgam attack case, saying courts should decide the matter.