Srinagar, April 15 -- "Until Assembly elections and for some period thereafter my views were taken seriously. I was told that even if the party didn't agree with my methods, it aligned with my politics and ideas," Ruhullah said in an interaction on Twitter space. "But after the reservation (protests), the communication (between him and the party) has become almost non-existent."

The NC leader said there were now no takers for his views within the party, saying the situation changed after the Assembly elections were over. "From Parliament elections which the party persuaded me to contest, to up until Assembly polls, my opinion was valued and taken as a direction for the party," he said. "But things changed after the elections were over. T...