National Conference president and sitting MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah wouldn’t contest the Lok Sabha polls owing to his heath, the occasion mentioned on Wednesday.

The announcement was made by his son and NC vice chairman Omar Abdullah at a celebration perform in Rawalpora on the outskirts of town right here.

“He (Farooq Abdullah) has taken permission from (party’s general secretary) (Ali Mohammad) Sagar and other party members to not contest the polls this time because of his health,” Omar Abdullah mentioned.

He mentioned it’s now the occasion’s duty to subject the very best candidate from the constituency. He hoped that the voters would assist the NC candidate succeed in order that he/she turns into a voice of the individuals of Srinagar in Delhi.

In the 2002 Legislative Assembly elections, Omar Abdullah was chosen to steer the NC, whereas the 86-year-old Farooq Abdullah shifted base to the Centre.

Farooq Abdullah was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2002 from Jammu and Kashmir after which re-elected in 2009. He resigned from the Rajya Sabha in May 2009 and gained a seat within the Lok Sabha from Srinagar.

Abdullah joined the United Progressive Alliance authorities as a Cabinet Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

Abdullah contested the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat once more within the 2014 elections however was defeated by the Peoples Democratic Party candidate Tariq Hameed Karra.

However, Karra resigned from Lok Sabha in 2017 resulting in a by-election for the Srinagar parliamentary seat which Abdullah gained defeating the PDP candidate Nazir Ahmed Khan.

He gained the polls once more in 2019.

Omar Abdullah mentioned the upcoming Parliamentary election was very totally different from the previous polls.

“For the last 30 years, the elections have been affected in one way or the other due to which the people did not participate in the polls — be it because of the gun or boycott calls. Our politics in Srinagar had been limited. Few areas used to come out to vote and our politics used to run on that.

“This time, the ambiance might be totally different. We is not going to see any boycott calls, and the affect of weapons might be far much less. This time, the individuals of Srinagar need to resolve whether or not they wish to take part in politics right here or not. They need to resolve whether or not they wish to increase their voice or not, whether or not they wish to select their consultant or not,” the NC vice president said.