SRINAGAR, April 29: ‘Is Bengali not being trusted’, asked veteran politician and three-time former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, on Wednesday while slamming the Election Commission for the deployment of a large contingent of central police forces and bureaucrats during the West Bengal polls.
Abdullah, who is the president of the ruling National Conference, condemned the rhetoric used by national leaders against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, describing the language as “unparliamentary and not befitting this nation”.
Emphasising that a strong India requires respecting its citizens, he told PTI, “If you want a strong India, then Bengalis have the right to choose their leadership without being coerced towards any other direction.”
