Jammu, 6 October (H.S.):

Excuding confidence that the Congress-NC alliance would be

coming to power in Jammu and Kashmir with a “majority,” National

Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that it is a “great thing”

that People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is ready to join them.

When asked about the PDP leader’s remarks that

the party is ready to join the Congress-NC alliance to keep BJP out of power,

he said, “Congratulations to them, this is a great thing, we are all on the

same track, nafrat ko hume khatam karna hai, aur Jammu and Kashmir ko ikhate

rakhna hai (we need to end the hatred, and keep Jammu and Kashmir united).”

Farooq Abdullah, however, refused to comment on

the exit polls and said that on October 8, when the counting is due for the

assembly polls, the results will be in front of all.

“On October 8 all the results would be in front

of you, the boxes will be opened and we would know who stands where. But I do

know this much that the Congress-NC alliance would be forming the government

with a majority,” he said.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar