Days after National Conference President Farooq Abdullah dared rebel MP from Srinagar Aga Ruhullah Mehdi to resign his Lok Sabha seat and face a fresh election, the MP has confirmed to NDTV that he is up for the challenge.
Aga Ruhulla told NDTV that he will resign as MP from Srinagar on November 3, the 26th death anniversary of his father Aga Syed Mehdi, who was killed by terrorists
We will see how many votes you get”. “Yes, I am resigning from the party and as Srinagar MP. I have a few commitments before I formally submit my resignation. I have to disburse funds under MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme). The loss was attributed to Aga Ruhullah’s refusal to campaign for the party candidate and his strong criticism of the Chief Minister.
Talking to reporters in Srinagar on Tuesday, Farooq while responding to Mehdi’s claim that his 2024 Lok Sabha victory came solely due to his personal credibility rather than the party’s mandate, said, “If you think people voted for you, resign and go back to them. Speaking to NDTV, he said he will formally send his resignation letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker and NC president Farooq Abdullah on November 3, the 26th death anniversary of his father Aga Syed Mehdi, who was killed by terrorists in an IED blast. The Srinagar MP has often blamed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for abandoning the party’s ideology and its commitment to fight for the restoration of special status under the abrogated Article 370.
Now, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, NC MP from Srinagar, has confirmed that he has decided to resign from Parliament and the primary membership of the National Conference due to a deepening rift with his party on “ideological grounds”. Aga Ruhullah said he has decided to resign because he doesn’t want to be part of “lies and betrayal”. I have also invited some MPs for a conference in Srinagar as part of my efforts to fight for restoration of J&K’s constitutional rights,” Aga Ruhullah told NDTV. After the party’s defeat, Omar Abdullah said that Aga Ruhullah had committed “political suicide”.
