Sajad Lone accuses NC of ‘gifting’ 7 MLAs to BJP, Omar says don’t act like professor after boycotting RS polls

Srinagar, Oct 25, 2025

People’s Conference (PC) chief and MLA Sajad Lone on Saturday accused National Conference (NC) of “gifting” seven MLAs to the BJP in Rajya Sabha polls, while Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reacted by telling Sajad not to act like a “professor” after boycotting the polls himself.

PC chief and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone accused the NC of “gifting” seven MLAs to the BJP during the recent Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing a press conference here, Sajad also announced that his party will soon start a “full-fledged campaign” against the ongoing reservation policy in the UT, which he claimed is killing merit and depriving Kashmiri candidates of government job opportunities.

“This government is out to kill merit. Open merit has been buri