NC to take legal action against Chhattisgarh CM

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, July 20

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference will be initiating legal action against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for his comments against party vice-president Omar Abdullah.

“I am fed up of the downright malicious and false allegation that what Sachin Pilot is doing is somehow linked to my or my father’s release from detention earlier this year. Enough is enough. Mr @bhupeshbaghel will be hearing from my lawyers. Cc @RahulGandhi @INCIndia @rssurjewala,” Omar said in a tweet on Monday.

The NC spokesman said Baghel, in an interview with a national daily, had made ‘malicious” allegations against Omar.

“…Baghel has maliciously suggested that the release of our Omar Abdullah from preventive detention was somehow related to Sachin Pilot or the present political situation unravelling in Rajasthan. The party unequivocally rejects such malicious, false and politically motivated statements that are used for convenient political posturing. This statement apart from being false and scurrilous is defamatory to the reputation of Omar Abdullah. The release of Omar happened after judicial intervention was sought from the Supreme Court and the illegal order of detention of Mr Abdullah was challenged,” the NC spokesman said.

He said they were in the process of taking legal action.