Ahead of the Budget Session, National Conference (NC) working president Omar Abdullah today held a meeting here with his party's legislators and discussed the strategy to be adopted in the Assembly.
A day ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature's Budget Session, a high-level Legislative Party meeting of National Conference was held at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan this evening with working president Omar Abdullah in the chair, to firm up the party's strategy during the session, NC spokesman said.
NC has been on the forefront in criticising the Mehbooba Mufti-led state government on the over four-month long Kashmir urest and deaths and refugees issue among others.
The meeting was attended by NC members of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
The meeting, which lasted for over one-and-half hour, discussed elaborately the issues to be taken up in the two houses, he said.
At the outset, a two-minute silence was observed as a mark of respect to S Dharamveer Singh Oberoi, a sitting MLC of the National Conference, who passed away the other day.
Abdullah paid tributes to Oberoi while the legislative party placed on record its deep appreciation for the role played by the late leader as a pro-active legislator.
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Meanwhile, later in the evening a meeting of National Conference, Congress and CPI(M) was held to devise a joint strategy to be adopted in the state legislature.
Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah presided over the meeting held at his residence.
"To devise a joint strategy and ensure coordination in both Houses of Jammu and Kashmir state Legislature during the Budget Session, beginning in the winter capital tomorrow, a joint meeting of National Conference, Congress, CPI(M) and the legislators of other parties was held here today," a NC spokesman said.
The meeting took place soon after the National Conference legislative party met at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan this evening.
Besides CPIM leader Mohammed Yousef Tarigami and Hakim Mohammed Yasin, the meeting was attended by the Pradesh Congress President G A Mir and Vice President Sham Lal Sharma.
"The meeting discussed various issues likely to be taken up in the Budget Session. Held in a cordial atmosphere, the meeting witnessed unanimity over the issues to be raised during the session. The leaders discussed the overall political situation and framed up their priorities in respect of issues to be raised", the spokesman said.
Omar appreciated the unanimity and called for synergized floor management in the session. The meeting was followed by dinner.
