PDP legislators contacted me for dislodging Mufti govt: Omar

Under continuous attack of opposition PDP, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today hit back, claiming that the party's legislators had contacted him for dislodging Mufti Mohammad Sayeed government when it was in power.
At a public meeting in Rajouri district, Omar said that he, however, had told the PDP legislators at that time that his party National Conference did not indulge in such kind of politics.
"A number of legislators of PDP and others contacted me during the tenure of PDP, and offered support to dislodge Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (from CM's post)," Omar said.
"But I told them that neither I nor my party believes in this kind of politics. We do principle-based politics and take on our political opponents in the open political arena rather than indulging in any conspiracy for getting power," he said.

Omar alleged that the PDP was nourishing an agenda to remove him from his post "by hook or by crook."
Describing PDP as BJP two faces of same coin, Omar said their only agenda is to divide people on emotional grounds, polarise the society and nurture hatred to grab power.

The Chief Minister said PDP never tried to create working relation with his government for the larger interests of the state and its people.
"When in 2002, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took over as Chief Minister of the state, I went to him to congratulate and assured full support of my party, which was then in opposition," he said.

"Again, when I became the Chief Minister in 2008, without waiting for receiving any word from Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, I went to him to convey that politics apart we should together pull the state out of economic mess, unemployment and other issues," Omar added.
He said although Sayeed appreciated his intention, his party PDP started false propaganda against him and his government.