Govt staff being forced to attend Srinagar rally: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah

PTI

Srinagar, March 6

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of "pulling out all stops" for ensuring a crowd for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally here and said that the BJP would not be able to do so on its own.

"Tomorrow the godi media & agencies will be gushing about the "historic crowd" gathered to hear PM Modi in Srinagar. What they will conveniently forget to mention is that almost none of the people there will be attending of their own free will. The dictatorial J&K Govt has pulled out all stops to give the PM a crowd because the BJP can't manage anything in J&K without the administration," Abdullah said on a post on X.

The former chief minister said thousands of government employees have been asked to assemble at select locations before dawn for taking them to the venue of the rally here.

"Employees, men & women both, in 1,000s are being asked to assemble between 4:30 am & 5:30 am in the freezing temperatures to be bused to the venue. This participation isn't optional, it's compulsory. Employees who don't show up are been threatened with disciplinary action by their department heads," he said.

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