Srinagar, Oct 26: Campaigning for the Budgam byelection, opposition PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of abandoning the constituency after winning the assembly election last year.

“Before the assembly polls, he (Omar) had said that he would retain the seat where he would get more votes. However, he left Budgam even after getting more votes from here,” Mufti said at a public meeting for PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi in Budgam.

The Budgam assembly segment is going to the bypolls on November 11. The seat was vacated by Abdullah, who chose to retain Ganderbal after winning from both constituencies. There are 17 candidates in the fray this time, including NC’s Aga Syed Mehmood.

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