Mufti said that after the reading down of Article 370 and downgrading of J&K into the two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh, the people of J&K have been facing an unending onslaught on their collective identity, land, jobs and resources, besides infringement on their freedom to speak.
Spread over 18 assembly segments, the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat would be one of the keenly watched contests as electoral dynamics in the constituency have changed after delimitation.
Making the announcement, party president Farooq Abdullah also told reporters that influential Shia leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi will contest from central Kashmir's Srinagar constituency, which has been an NC bastion
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The junior Abdullah would be banking heavily on Shia support as the constituency has many Shia dominated areas that include Budgam, Beerwah, Pattan, Sonawari and Bandipora, among other pockets.