Voting rights to non-locals, meeting underway at Abdullah's residence

The meeting started at the high security Gupkar road residence of Dr. Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah
IANS Srinagar
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 22 2022 | 2:29 PM IST

An all-party meeting called by former chief minister and National Conference (NC) president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah started here on Monday to discuss the ramifications of giving voting rights to non-locals.

The meeting started at the high security Gupkar road residence of Dr. Abdullah.

Those attending the meeting include PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, Yusuf Tarigami of CPI-M, Vikar Rasool Wani, president of J&K unit of Congress party, senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla, Muzafar Ahmad Shah of Awami NC and other senior leaders of the NC and the PDP.

In a significant development, Shiv Sena J&K president, Manish Sahni also attended the all-party meeting at Dr. Abdullah's residence.

Manish Sahni belongs to the Uddhav Thackeray group of the Shiv Sena.

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First Published: Aug 22 2022 | 2:29 PM IST

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