MP Ruhullah’s exit from NC a success of BJP, attempt to disempower people like in 1953: NC leaders

Srinagar Ruling National Conference (NC) on Tuesday (November 4, 2026) said the exit of Member of Parliament MP) Aga Syed Ruhullah from the party and the Lok Sabha seat was “a fresh attempt to disempower people of J&K” and termed it as ‘Operation Lotus’, a phrase used for the BJP. “We have witnessed attempts to disempower people and erode the political setup in 1953 and 1984 in J&K. It seems like a repetition. Is BJP’s Ram Madav’s statement on Mr. Ruhullah and claiming ‘ashirwad’ (blessing) a coincidence?

Mr. Ruhullah needs to clarify it. He owes his existence to the NC,” said NC leader and legislator Sajad Shaheen. Mr. Shaheen was referred to 1953, when the NC founder, Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, was arrested in Srinagar and 1984, when the NC was split.

He also accused Mr. Ruhullah of duplicity for “not raising his voice against the Lieutenant Governor and the BJP over issues like stalling reservation rationalisation”. “His tenure as the MP has been dismal.