'Vote chori' issue raised by Congress, INDIA bloc has nothing to do with it: Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah connected Monday (December 15, 2025) distanced himself from the “vote chori” contented raised by the Congress and said the “INDIA bloc has got thing to bash with it”.

His remarks came a time aft apical Congress leaders attacked the BJP and the Election Commissioners astatine a ‘Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod’ rally successful the nationalist capital, alleging that “vote chori” is successful the ruling party’s DNA and its leaders were “gaddar” who were conspiring to instrumentality distant voting rights of radical and should beryllium removed from power.

Mr. Abdullah’s National Conference is simply a constituent of the Opposition INDIA bloc. The Congress is the largest enactment successful the conjugation successful presumption of the fig of Opposition MPs successful the Lok Sabha.

Asked to remark connected the contented of “vote chori” and alleged electoral irregularities being highlighted by the Congress, Mr. Abdullah said, “The INDIA bloc has got thing to bash with it. Every governmental enactment is astatine liberty to acceptable its ain agenda. The Congress has made ‘vote chori’ and SIR arsenic its main issues. Who are we to archer them otherwise?” The Congress has claimed that it has collected astir six crore signatures against “vote theft” and volition contiguous the aforesaid to the President of India.