{"id":2111,"date":"2025-10-25T20:41:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2025-10-25T20:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:41:26","slug":"will-quit-before-supporting-bjp-dy-cm-draws-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/will-quit-before-supporting-bjp-dy-cm-draws-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Will quit before supporting BJP, Dy CM draws line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jammu, Oct 25:\u00a0<\/strong>Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday reiterated that the National Conference will never align with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), even if it means leaving the government.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters in Jammu, Choudhary said that NC\u2019s recent electoral performance reflects the party\u2019s commitment to principles rather than power or monetary greed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can leave the government, but we cannot align with the BJP. The National Conference had to win four seats, but we lost one because some traitors betrayed our trust. We fought this election on principles and refused to buy or sell votes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Choudhary accused the BJP of engaging in \u201cvote theft,\u201d claiming the party\u2019s unethical practices were evident in the polls. \u201cIt was proven this time that BJP is a vote thief. They broke votes. If they had 28 votes, where did the rest come from? This question remains unanswered,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the NC stood by its moral high ground despite political pressures. \u201cWe didn\u2019t offer money or greed. We fought for the voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Three seats we have won belong to the people, and our representatives will take their voice to Delhi,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Choudhary also acknowledged the contribution and representation of the Sikh community, saying the National Conference has always given them due space in leadership roles. \u201cThe Sikh community has always been part of our leadership and institutions. We gave representation to leaders like Sardar Harbhan Singh, Talwinder Singh Wazir, and now Shami Oberoi,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Clarifying speculation about NC\u2019s political alliances, Choudhary said, \u201cIf there was an alliance, we wouldn\u2019t have fielded our candidate in Nagrota. We supported Congress, but when they didn\u2019t contest, we had to field our candidate at the last moment. Still, our fight continues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that the party will contest the upcoming Nagrota election with full strength. \u201cWe will fight hard. We can leave the government, but not our principles. We will never join hands with BJP,\u201d he reaffirmed<strong>\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu, Oct 25:\u00a0Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday reiterated that the National Conference will never align with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), even if it means leaving the government. Speaking to reporters in Jammu, Choudhary said that NC\u2019s recent electoral performance reflects the party\u2019s commitment to principles rather than power or monetary greed. \u201cWe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2113,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111\/revisions\/2113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}