{"id":36944,"date":"2026-05-06T07:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=36944"},"modified":"2026-05-06T07:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:27:17","slug":"blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/","title":{"rendered":"Blaming PDP For Loss Of Rajya Sabha Seat Counterproductive: Waheed Para To NC"},"content":{"rendered":"

SRINAGAR, May 6:\u00a0 PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday said the NationalConference outcry over the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir last year was \u201ccounterproductive\u201d and a ploy to \u201cdivert attention\u201d from substantive issues like attachment of the Sirajul Uloom school under the UAPA.<\/p>\n

The National Conference (NC) has accused the PDP of helping the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls.<\/div>\n
The NC had won three seats in the polls while the BJP had got one. The loss of one seat was blamed on cross-voting.<\/div>\n
\u201cThe National Conference\u2019s outcry over the Rajya Sabha vote is misplaced. This is not fundamentally about the Rajya Sabha \u2013 it serves as a diversion from substantive concerns, notably the Siraj-ul-Aloom controversy and the erasure of Urdu from official records,\u201d Para said in a post on X.<\/div>\n
The Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian was last month declared an unlawful entity under the UAPA.<\/div>\n
The administration had said the school allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation in Shopian district has been declared an \u201cunlawful entity\u201d under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).<\/div>\n
The PDP MP also accused the National Conference or disintegrating the People\u2019s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, an amalgam formed for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s special status.<\/div>\n
\u201cThe National Conference disintegrated the PAGD. It further strained electoral unity by ensuring that the PDP was excluded from the INDIA alliance arrangement during the J-K Assembly elections,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
Para said against this backdrop, it is clear that the PDP did not owe cooperation to the NC in the Rajya Sabha elections to four seats of Jammu and Kashmir last year.<\/div>\n
\u201cYet, we extended unconditional support, even while being aware of internal dissent within the National Conference. Hence blaming the PDP for the Rajya Sabha outcome is both inaccurate and counterproductive. The failure, Omar Sahab must realise, lies close to Nawai Subh,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n
The MLA from Pulwama said by making these accusations, the NC has responded adversely to the \u201cmagnanimity\u201d of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti.<\/div>\n
\u201cShe neither abstained \u2013 an act that could have indirectly aided the BJP- nor imposed conditions. Her only suggestion was to secure the third Rajya Sabha seat and avoid turning the uncertain fourth seat, declined by Congress, into a blame game,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
Para said it was the responsibility of the National Conference to appoint an agent for the three votes of PDP.<\/div>\n
\u201cIf their reason for crying foul against the PDP is that the PDP didn\u2019t appoint an agent for its three votes, then may I ask the esteemed CM that what would make him magically trust the PDP-appointed agent if he is not willing to trust the PDP members who voted?\u201d he asked.<\/div>\n
The opposition leader said during the Vice Presidential elections, ruling party Lok Sabha member from Srinagar Aga Ruhullah stated that the National Conference did not clearly communicate its position to its MPs.<\/div>\n
\u201cDoes that mean that the NC is hand and glove with the BJP?<\/div>\n
\u201cIn targeting the PDP, the National Conference has not weakened a rival but has instead undermined the trust extended to it in good faith,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
Para said there is a deeper problem as well.<\/div>\n
\u201cSome voices, like the NC\u2019s Kulgam spokesperson, had previously sought to join the PDP after being denied mandate but was denied entry because strategic considerations. Many seniors from the NC continue to meet our party leadership, and she (Mufti) is the one who does not encourage this, believing that any instability is instability for all,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
The MLA said targeting the PDP risks playing directly into a broader BJP agenda to fracture electoral unity in J-K.<\/div>\n
\u201cIf the NC were to implode tomorrow and @OmarAbdullah finds himself needing the support of PDP\u2019s four MLAs to stay afloat, he will face an awkward moment \u2013 having to turn to the very legislators and @MehboobaMufti whom he hasn\u2019t stopped bad mouthing ever since he assumed Office,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
Para advised the chief minister to focus on governance rather than dwell on one lost Rajya Sabha seat.<\/div>\n
\u201cOmar Sahab, I wish you stability and strength at this critical juncture. Rather than dwelling on the one lost Rajya Sabha seat and attributing blame to the PDP, the government would do well to focus on ensuring that your pre-existing 50 MLAs and 5 MPs deliver effective governance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\"Blaming
Blaming PDP For Loss Of Rajya Sabha Seat Counterproductive: Waheed Para To NC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SRINAGAR, May 6:\u00a0 PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday said the NationalConference outcry over the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir last year was \u201ccounterproductive\u201d and a ploy to \u201cdivert attention\u201d from substantive issues like attachment of the Sirajul Uloom school under the UAPA. The National Conference (NC) has accused the PDP of helping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jammu-and-kashmir","category-national"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\nBlaming PDP For Loss Of RS Seat Counterproductive: Para To NC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday said the NationalConference outcry over the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir last year\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blaming PDP For Loss Of RS Seat Counterproductive: Para To NC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday said the NationalConference outcry over the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir last year\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Jammu Bulletin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jammubulletinnews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wahid-para.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1181\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"787\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/f3c17a1937e1f28a8046d670255ba6c3\"},\"headline\":\"Blaming PDP For Loss Of Rajya Sabha Seat Counterproductive: Waheed Para To NC\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/\"},\"wordCount\":763,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Jammu and Kashmir\",\"National\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/\",\"name\":\"Blaming PDP For Loss Of RS Seat Counterproductive: Para To NC\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday said the NationalConference outcry over the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir last year\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blaming PDP For Loss Of Rajya Sabha Seat Counterproductive: Waheed Para To NC\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/\",\"name\":\"Jammu Bulletin\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Jammu Bulletin\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo.png\",\"width\":344,\"height\":108,\"caption\":\"Jammu Bulletin\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/f3c17a1937e1f28a8046d670255ba6c3\",\"name\":\"editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce50f360965fb46cb0a9192cc434c1c9526d30ad06a140ea461e7419b3830af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce50f360965fb46cb0a9192cc434c1c9526d30ad06a140ea461e7419b3830af?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"editor\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jammubulletinnews\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jb_jammubulletin\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiLYegrAWdxNxRIoaKZgw9g\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Blaming PDP For Loss Of RS Seat Counterproductive: Para To NC","description":"PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday said the NationalConference outcry over the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir last year","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Blaming PDP For Loss Of RS Seat Counterproductive: Para To NC","og_description":"PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday said the NationalConference outcry over the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir last year","og_url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/","og_site_name":"Jammu Bulletin","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jammubulletinnews","article_published_time":"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1181,"height":787,"url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wahid-para.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"editor","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/"},"author":{"name":"editor","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/f3c17a1937e1f28a8046d670255ba6c3"},"headline":"Blaming PDP For Loss Of Rajya Sabha Seat Counterproductive: Waheed Para To NC","datePublished":"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/"},"wordCount":763,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Jammu and Kashmir","National"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/","url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/","name":"Blaming PDP For Loss Of RS Seat Counterproductive: Para To NC","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-06T07:27:17+00:00","description":"PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday said the NationalConference outcry over the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir last year","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/blaming-pdp-for-loss-of-rajya-sabha-seat-counterproductive-waheed-para-to-nc\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blaming PDP For Loss Of Rajya Sabha Seat Counterproductive: Waheed Para To NC"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/","name":"Jammu Bulletin","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization","name":"Jammu Bulletin","url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/logo.png","width":344,"height":108,"caption":"Jammu Bulletin"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/f3c17a1937e1f28a8046d670255ba6c3","name":"editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce50f360965fb46cb0a9192cc434c1c9526d30ad06a140ea461e7419b3830af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce50f360965fb46cb0a9192cc434c1c9526d30ad06a140ea461e7419b3830af?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"editor"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jammubulletinnews","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jb_jammubulletin\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiLYegrAWdxNxRIoaKZgw9g"],"url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36946,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36944\/revisions\/36946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}