In a series of tweets within minutes of the Election Commission announcing postponement of the bypoll, Omar said "in an admission of how bad the situation is under @mehbooba_mufti the Election commission has been forced to postpone Anantnag by-election."
"It's an admission both of how bad things have become under @mehbooba_mufti & how petrified she is of facing the people in the by-election," the National Conference leader tweeted.
The EC had announced bypoll to this seat along with eight other assembly seats on May 16.
The poll panel today said that fresh date will be announced later.