Srinagar, Oct 25: Peoples Conference chairman and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday accused the National Conference (NC) of betraying public trust and “killing merit” through its handling of reservations, while alleging that Kashmiri candidates are deliberately being sidelined from government job opportunities.

Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Lone said his party will launch a “full-fledged campaign” against the current reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir, including ground-level registration drives, door-to-door outreach, and, if necessary, hunger strikes and mass protests. “Enough is enough,” he warned.

Lone also attacked the NC over the recent Rajya Sabha elections, claiming that seven NC MLAs “directly gifted their votes to the BJP.” “It was a fixed match,” he sai

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