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J&K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) had to devour his words successful the look of protests by the supporters of National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament (MP) Aga Syed Ruhullah, a time aft the former’s backhanded remarks against the MP.
“The misunderstanding occurred owed to the unreserved and noise at the gathering, which led to disorder astir whom the remark referred to. I clasp Aga Syed Ruhullah successful precocious regard,” Mr. Choudhary said.
On Monday (October 20), Mr. Choudhary, portion speaking connected the juncture of NC campaigner Agha Syed Mehmood’s filing of information for the Budgam assembly by-poll, said, “He knew nary different Aga than Mehmood. Who is helium (Ruhullah)?”
There is increasing isolation of Mr. Ruhullah wrong the NC’s apical leadership, aft the former’s nationalist basal connected issues similar “reservation policy, arrested younker and the party’s unfulfilled manifesto”.
In northbound Kashmir’s Bandipora, scores of NC supporters connected Tuesday deed the streets against Mr. Choudhary.
“We volition not tolerate immoderate insult to Aga Ruhullah. He is our pride. Any disrespect shown towards our person is unacceptable. Any effort to belittle him volition evoke a crisp reaction,” pro-Ruhullah protesters said, arsenic they raised anti-Choudhary slogans successful Bandipora’s Sonawari area.
The protesters were demanding a nationalist apology from Mr. Choudhary for his remarks against the enactment workfellow and MP Ruhullah, who has decided not to run for the enactment successful the upcoming bypolls.
Mr. Ruhullah has near for New Delhi, aft posting a connection connected X. “My loyalty is to my conscience and principles. While I clasp respect for my elders successful my family, I petition them not to belittle my combat (our fight). If they can’t comprehend it and beryllium portion of it, astatine slightest don’t resistance maine and my conflict to this level,” Mr. Ruhullah said, portion referring to the demands made by immoderate enactment leaders to articulation the campaign.
