Jammu, Dec. 15 -- A day after the Congress staged its fiery 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah drew a clear line: the campaign is Congress' own initiative, not that of the opposition INDIA bloc.
Speaking in Srinagar on Monday, Abdullah stressed that the bloc has no role in the "Vote Chori" drive. "Every party is free to set its own agenda. The Congress has chosen 'vote chori' and SIR as its issues. Who are we to object?" he remarked, firmly distancing his party, the National Conference, from the campaign.
At Sunday's rally, senior Congress leaders launched a blistering attack on the BJP and the Election Commission, alleging that "vote theft" was ingrained in the ruling ...