Shah Basit
Mian Altaf has issued a fresh video and stated that he is fine to contest elections for Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat.
In the 3 minutes 12 second video, Mian Altaf has dispelled the rumours and said that he has already filed nomination. “I was unwell from the last few days, initially the doctors said that It might be a case of jaundice, however, then it was detected to be a case of mild fever, I have recovered a lot during the last few days,” Mian Altaf is heard saying in this fresh video.
The former MLA of Kangan Ganderbal said, “I do not know who spread these rumours. I will not back out from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat. Omar Abdullah, the party vice president had also come to see me.”
Earlier, it was rumoured that Mian Altaf may pull out of the competition from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat.
Mian Altaf, who has been a MLA many times and is well-known in politics from the Kangan area in Ganderbal district.
The National Conference had announced Mian Altaf Ahmad as their candidate for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, which is slated for polling on May 7 during the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
In the electoral fray for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fielded party president Mehbooba Mufti as its candidate, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is yet to announce its contender for the constituency.