PATNA: NC leader Omar Abdullah, who was among more than 30 leaders attending the Opposition meeting in Patna convened on Friday, hit out at the Central government and PM Modi asking why the democracy which the PM mentioned in the White House, does not “reach” J&k.”We came together to restore democracy and save the nation from destruction. Mehbooba Mufti and I are from the region of the nation where democracy is being assassinated.Why doesn’t Jammu and Kashmir experience this democracy, as was discussed in the White House yesterday in America? After their meeting in Patna, the opposition groups held a joint press conference, according to Abdullah. “17 parties from Kashmir to Kanyakumari have come together not for power, but for principles,” Omar Abdullah added.Notably, at a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in answer to a question about allegations of attacks on religious minorities and free speech in India, “The Indian and American DNA has democracy. We are democratic in spirit. Our blood is democratic.We cherish democracy. It was put into words by our forefathers to form the Constitution. Additionally, a democratic constitution serves as the foundation for governing. Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar and the head of the Janata Dal-United, praised the Patna mega-conference of opposition parties as a “good meeting” where it was determined to work together to win the elections. However, according to Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, the following gathering of like-minded parties will take place in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, the following month.Further, Kharge stated that the opposition parties would convene in Shimla to develop a plan for the creation of an anti-BJP front for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. We will get together once more in Shimla in July to plan how to proceed while battling the BJP in each of our states in 2024, according to Kharge.
