In what may further strain the ties between the allies, former Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani has accused the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference of “colluding” with the BJP during the October 24 Rajya Sabha elections.

“I want to tell the high command that they should walk out of the alliance. They (the NC) are dishonest people and entered into a compromise with the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls, where four of its MLAs voted for the BJP,” Wani alleged, while addressing party workers in Banihal on Monday.

Wani’s remarks sparked strong reactions from both within his own party and the NC. J&K Congress chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma distanced the party from Wani’s statements, describing them as his “individual views”. The NC, too, dismissed the allegations outrig

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