"All those slogans - 'self-rule', 'dual currency', 'battle of ideas' and 'return of power projects' have been sold to the RSS in exchange for the permission for Mehbooba becoming the chief minister," NC's chief spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi alleged.
Reacting to chief minister's media interaction in Jammu, where he dropped hints about Mehbooba succeeding him, Mehdi said "Sayeed was desperate in trying to run away from his responsibilities to escape the tag of failure".
Mehdi said "now we all know why Mufti sahab has been endlessly praising the RSS and the Prime Minister so desperately since the last few days."
"While most PDP leaders including Members of Parliament are now openly rebelling against their party leadership, Mufti is singularly focused on foisting his daughter on the Chief Minister's chair," Mehdi further alleged.
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