SC Will Deliver Justice If Row Over ‘Malpractices’ In Bengal Polls Reaches There: Farooq Abdullah

SRINAGAR : National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday expressed hope that the Supreme Court will deliver justice if the controversy surrounding alleged malpractices in the West Bengal polls reaches the apex court of the country.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the party’s provincial committee, Abdullah said everyone is raising questions over the poll results.
“Mamata (Banerjee) is raising questions, Akhilesh (Yadav) is raising questions, everyone is raising questions (on the poll results). I hope they will take this to the Supreme Court and that the Supreme Court will deliver justice on it,” the NC chief said.
To a question over the unity in the opposition’s India bloc, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said, “India bloc is always operative, it will continue to operate.” On the party’s meeting, he said several issues, including how to strengthen the party, were discussed.
Meanwhile, NC’s chief spokesman Tanvir Sadiq said the meeting of the provincial committee of the party takes place every month and discusses party affairs.
“Discussions took place over party affairs, developmental works and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir,” Sadiq told reporters.
Asked if the cabinet expansion was discussed in the meeting, he said it was not the proper forum as cabinet expansion is the prerogative of the chief minister.
“The CM will take a call on it when he deems fit. The meeting discussed party affairs, what MLAs think and what the situation is,” Sadiq added. (Agencies)