SRINAGAR, Jan. 16 -- PDP while reacting to the statement of NC vice president Omar Abdullah, has stated that what Kuka Parray used to represent as an individual was adopted as an official policy by the National Conference government after the 1996 elections.

Omar had yesterday told media in Kulgam that Kuka Parray would have been the chief minister had NC not contested 1996 polls.

Responding to it, senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar said that soon after coming to power in 1996, National Conference strengthened the concept of Task Force (SOG) and converted the entire democratic system to favour Ikhwan. He said that the period between 1996 and 2002 was used by the National Conference to sell out state's vital interests, bringing POTA, catch and...