00:00Some more news coming in.
00:02Omar government faces rebellion from within national conference.
00:0625 national conference MLAs rebel issue ultimatum to Abdullah.
00:10National conference rebels threatened to pull plug on Omar Abdullah government.
00:15So 25 NC MLAs have threatened march to Raj Bhawan.
00:19And the rebels are demanding complete cabinet overhaul.
00:22The rebel MLAs are seeking the removal of all the ministers.
00:26And they've given Abdullah a 14-day deadline.
00:29And the rebels are also demanding chief minister's advisors removal along with the cabinet ministers.
00:37And in fact, they are also threatening that they will march to the Raj Bhawan.
00:44And they have given a 14-day deadline.
00:47So Aga Rahula's exit threat also adds to NC turmoil.
00:52So this trouble is clearly mounting for the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir,
00:57which faces rebellion from within the national conference with 25 rebel MLAs now issuing an ultimatum to Chief Minister Omar
01:05Abdullah,
01:05saying that it's a 14-day deadline that they have given to Omar Abdullah.
01:11And they have also threatened that they will march to the Raj Bhawan.
01:14They are seeking complete cabinet overhaul.
01:17And they are seeking the removal of all the ministers.
01:21My colleague Meer Fareed is now joining us with more details on this.
01:24Meer, trouble is clearly mounting for the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir,
01:29with 25 of the NC MLAs now issuing a threat to the Chief Minister,
01:35seeking an overhaul of the entire cabinet.
01:39Give us more details on what are they demanding and the ultimatum that has been given.
01:45That's right, Anjali.
01:46This is a major, major internal crisis.
01:48Probably the biggest internal rebellion that the national conference,
01:53this grand old party had or has ever had,
01:57where you, in fact, we have been reporting non-stop on these developments within the national conference,
02:03where initially there were 25 members, while 19 were present in the meeting.
02:08It was a secret meeting.
02:09But then it was clear that this time around they have made it clear that they will go ahead with
02:15this
02:15and they want certain demands, at least three major non-negotiable demands that they want the high command to accept.
02:23Otherwise, they'll go step further.
02:26And they've given 14 days to the Abdullahs, to the high command, to accept these demands.
02:31Or they have in unison decided that they'll go to the Raj Bhavan and pull the plug on the government.
02:37Because out, in fact, the national conference is 41 MLAs in the 90-member assembly.
02:43And then also it has support of some allies, some independents.
02:46But if 21 decide to move out of the government, it definitely means that the government will fall.
02:52So this is a major crisis and it's happening at a time when already the N.C. was bracing for
02:59a big jolt in Kashmir,
03:01where its MP, Aga Ruhullah, on 3rd, he's resigning not only from the party, but also from the parliamentary seat.
03:08So it was bracing for that, the big jolt.
03:11And then now it also has to take care of this major internal rebellion.
03:16Now, three major demands that they have.
03:18One, that these ministers, this ministry has to be dissolved, the cabinet has to be dissolved.
03:26And in consultation with all the MLAs, the high command will take decision on the next cabinet,
03:33who is going to be the minister.
03:34And also importantly, the advisors, which is Nasir Aslamwani,
03:40who is considered to be a very close aide of Omar Abdullah.
03:43And for these legislatures, he is a very bad influence and a reason for all the internal trouble.
03:49So they want him also removed.
03:51And then also, the poll promises where they won election on the fact that they'll fight for special status,
03:58for constitutional guarantees, that has to be taken up from here on in a big way.
04:02And broadly, as far as the BJP government at the centre is concerned.
04:06All right, Mee, thank you for those details.
04:09And for that context, your trouble is clearly mounting for the Omar Abdullah government,
04:13with the internal rebellion within the national conference being reported,
04:16with the 25 MLAs now threatening to pull the plug on Omar government.
04:22They're not just seeking complete cabinet overhaul,
04:24but they're also seeking the removal of Chief Minister's advisor.
04:28We'll see you next time.
