{"id":17637,"date":"2026-08-28T19:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17637"},"modified":"2026-08-28T19:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:39:07","slug":"day-after-farooq-dare-srinagar-mp-mehdi-decides-to-quit-lok-sabha-nc-over-article-370-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17637","title":{"rendered":"Day after Farooq dare, Srinagar MP Mehdi decides to quit Lok Sabha, NC over Article 370 | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133597812,imgsize-134038,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg\" alt=\"Day after Farooq dare, Srinagar MP Mehdi decides to quit Lok Sabha, NC over Article 370\" title=\"NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announces resignation from Lok Sabha and party after Farooq Abdullah's public dare to contest on his own.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announces resignation from Lok Sabha and party after Farooq Abdullah's public dare to contest on his own.\">NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announces resignation from Lok Sabha and party after Farooq Abdullah&#8217;s public dare to contest on his own.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SRINAGAR: National Conference\u2019s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announced Friday that he would resign from both Lok Sabha and the party, taking up patriarch Farooq Abdullah\u2019s public dare to quit and contest an election on his own instead of criticising the brass repeatedly over its alleged dilution of the campaign for restoration of Article 370.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Mehdi said he would formally send his resignation to LS Speaker Om Birla on Nov 3, coinciding with the 26th death anniversary of his father Aga Syed Mehdi, who was killed by terrorists.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In a letter to Farooq, who remains NC president, Mehdi flagged what he sees as a dichotomy in the party\u2019s stand on constitutional guarantees for the region. \u201cI remember that you were the chief minister of the very assembly that passed the autonomy resolution. That, too, must have required courage. Why, then, has the mere mention of constitutional guarantees for Jammu &amp; Kashmir now become so offensive that you felt compelled to publicly demand my resignation?\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The MP described Article 370, struck off on Aug 5, 2019, as part of the decision to revoke J&amp;K\u2019s special status, as \u201cshorthand for the struggle to restore the dignity, honour, constitutional guarantees and liberties\u201d of Kashmiris.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cNearly 65% of J&amp;K\u2019s population is young, and their future is increasingly uncertain, with no jobs and opportunities. Our land is up for grabs. Our resources benefit everybody but us. Our religious rights, traditions and language face constant pressure,\u201d Mehdi wrote.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The MP has been increasingly critical of CM Omar Abdullah and NC for allegedly narrowing their fight to statehood and business rules for governance. Although a member of the party\u2019s working committee, he hasn\u2019t been part of crucial meetings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>His rift with the party deepened after Dec 23, 2024, when he led a large student protest outside Omar\u2019s Gupkar residence against the UT\u2019s reservation policy. Omar engaged five student representatives in a long discussion but ignored Mehdi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Earlier this week, Farooq said Mehdi would not have won the parliamentary election without NC and accused him of trying to project himself as a powerful votary of Article 370 while being \u201con the wrong path\u201d.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/day-after-farooq-dare-srinagar-mp-mehdi-decides-to-quit-lok-sabha-nc-over-article-370\/articleshow\/133597627.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announces resignation from Lok Sabha and party after Farooq Abdullah&#8217;s public dare to contest on his own. SRINAGAR: National Conference\u2019s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announced Friday that he would resign from both Lok Sabha and the party, taking up patriarch Farooq Abdullah\u2019s public dare to quit and contest an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aga-syed-ruhullah-mehdi-and-farooq-abdullah.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi announces resignation from Lok Sabha and party after Farooq Abdullah&#8217;s public dare to contest on his own. 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