Srinagar, July 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the National Conference’s programme to travel to New Delhi on July 20 will go ahead as planned, saying that the venue and mode of the proposed protest may change, but the party will not alter its decision.
Speaking to reporters, CM Omar, per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said the venue and the manner may change, but the plan to go to Delhi will not.
“We will not carry out this programme secretly in some corner. We will go to Delhi and raise our voice there,” he said.
On being asked whether announcements of other programmes ahead of the proposed protest amounted to sabotage or a diversion, the Chief Minister declined to comment, saying that he will not get into whether it is a sabotage or a diversion.
He reiterated that the party would proceed with its Delhi programme. “If we wanted to hold the programme secretly, we could have done it in the courtyard of our own home. We will go to Delhi and one way or the other, raise our voice there. After that, we will decide the future course of action,” he said—(KNO)
