30.12.08

J&K to get 3G CM ?



With National Conference patron and his father Farooq Abdullah dispelling speculation over the party’s chief ministerial nominee, Omar Abdullah is set to assume office once power-sharing talks with Congress are concluded in the next couple of days. The senior Abdullah set the stage for the third generation CM from one of Kashmir’s oldest political families when he told the media, “I have thought over this through the night. Looking at the situation, honestly I think we need a younger man.” With the NC having cleared his name, Omar arrived in Delhi for consultations and his path to the chief ministership looked even clearer with Congress firmly rejecting a last-minute offer from PDP leaders Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and his daughter Mehbooba to support a Congress CM for the entire term. Senior Congress sources said the party was not going to be drawn into a “power game” and would respect the spirit of the Jammu and Kashmir result.

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