Srinagar, Jun 30: Ruling National Conference MLA Javaid Iqbal Choudhary on Tuesday said that the Deputy Chief Minister has broken the trust of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as well as the public and has ganged up against them by joining hands with their rivals after the CM had directed him to undo wrongs in the allocation of funds.
MLA Budhal Javid Choudhary slammed the Deputy Chief Minister over what he called a dictatorial and authoritarian attitude. “He has broken the trust of the CM as well as the public,” he said.
Javaid added that the Deputy CM was directed by the CM during a meeting at Dachigam on June 03 to undo the wrongs in the allocation of funds as well as other matters. “What the Deputy CM did is shocking! He didn’t rectify the mistakes but instead joined hands with our rivals to teach us a lesson for speaking against him,” he said.
He said that the Deputy CM is threatening MLAs with expulsion from the NC if they raise their voice against him.
He further alleged that the Deputy CM has allocated almost all funds of Rajouri district to his own constituency, Nowshera. “Out of Rs 33.71 crore expenditure under SASCI in 2025-26, Rs 21.47 crore has been utilized in the Nowshera segment,” he said, adding that Rs 9.22 crore allocated to district Rajouri under the scheme has also been diverted to his segment.
Javid claimed that out of Rs1.28 crore utilized under the Non-Functional Buildings scheme in 2025-26, Rs 1.03 crore has gone solely to the Deputy CM’s segment.
He also claimed that works worth Rs 200 crore under the UT Capex Budget have been accorded administrative approval for 2025-26. “Bridges worth Rs 137 crore have been sanctioned in his constituency, but not a single bridge has been sanctioned in other segments,” he said—(KNO)
