Jammu, Dec. 1 -- On their very first day in the Rajya Sabha, the three newly elected National Conference (NC) members delivered a sharp rebuttal to the Opposition's "Vote Chori" campaign, indirectly cornering the Congress despite being part of the INDIA bloc. During his maiden speech in the Upper House on Monday, senior NC leader Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan asserted that the October 2024 Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were conducted in a free and fair manner. He said the people of the Union Territory voted overwhelmingly, giving the National Conference a strong mandate. Calling for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Ramzan emphasised that the 2024 polls marked the first time in many years that an election in the regio...