Today the Chief Minister of Jammu and kashmir Omer Abdulllah speaking at the sidelines of a prayer meeting at the mausoleum of his grandfather and former CM Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his birth anniversary said that National Confrence (NC) has no intention to join hands with the BJP. We cannot join our hands with such a party whose ministers at the Centre use such words against us, it is impossible," Omar said, apparently referring to the controversial remarks made by Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti.He furhter said that it was a good sign for his party that people in large numbers were attending his rallies during electioneering.
"My own sense is that things have picked up for us in the last 15 to 20 days. The participation that I have seen in my public meetings ... More than the participation, because the numbers are not as important as enthusiasm ... The level of enthusiasm I see among my cadre, the level of enthusiasm I see among my workers, the enthusiasm among the participants in the public meetings, I, honestly, have not seen this in the last two or three elections."This, for me, is almost a unique experience. I have gone in areas and had public meetings where traditionally nobody has shown up for our public meetings and that I think it (large attendance) is a good sign,” He added.