00:00National Conference, that is a political arena of Jammu and Kashmir, is looking at a rocky patch.
00:06Why? And especially Omar's cabinet. Why? Because the National Conference is staring at an internal rebellion,
00:12putting Omar Abdullah's leadership under pressure.
00:15It's a brewing revolt that could now snowball into a major political crisis in Jammu and Kashmir.
00:20India Today's exclusive scoops reveal 15 dissident MLAs held a secret huddle
00:25with four meetings since the October 27 cabinet reshuffle.
00:30Rebels are set to meet Farukh Abdullah today, demanding the removal of ministers who have completed two years.
00:35Omar Abdullah too could meet the dissidents.
00:38But then the question that remains is, what was the trigger point for this revolt?
00:42Well, we have in fact traced it back to October 27th's cabinet expansion.
00:48Four new ministers were inducted, taking the council's strength to nine.
00:52With the exclusion of the senior leaders, particularly six-time MLA Mubarak Gull, triggered resentment.
00:59Allegations of repeated humiliation soon turned into an open dissent against the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah himself.
01:05The BJP, however, has rejected the Operation Lotus charge, insisting that it has nothing to do with the NC's internal
01:12crisis.
01:12Because remember, time and again, the rebels have also come out to level allegations at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
01:18that he has been acting on the behest of the BJP.
01:23As the rebels close ranks, the big question is whether Omar can contain the revolt and keep his government intact.
01:30Because that is now what it's come down to.
01:33Take a look at some of the reactions that have come in so far.
01:35Emergency Tesla claims that are a huge impact.
01:36As far as possible, the city was expected that they do not have come to the airport.
01:48And all the passengers come to the airport without them.
01:51And they did not come to any local hotels, some of the passengers and some of the passengers and some
01:57of the passengers have come to the airport.
02:01They have come to no fee of investment, no rent they have come to the airport.
02:05foreign
02:35We are going to talk about the national conference.
02:36We are going to talk about the national conference.
02:39People gave you a great deal of the people.
02:42That's why we are the people of the people of the people of the country.
02:46We are the people of the people of the country.
02:48They will talk about the parliament, the government of the parliament, the 370.
02:52If they talk about it, we don't say it, but they don't need to talk about it.
02:59If Allah has related to the relationship, I will say something about it.
03:03We always told us that this is the company of the people of the country.
03:09As far as the Raghula has been resigned, it has been a long time since it happened.
03:15And the people of the country have been told that the people of the country have been done.
03:21My brother, we are asking them for questions.
03:23We ask the people of the JPP, which is the people of the country.
03:29If you say the people of the country, you can ask them in the country.
03:30Tell me that the people of the country that are part of the nation conference, where are you?
03:33Look, they are the members of the national conference.
03:38They have the appearance of their members.
03:42They have given the members of the parliament under that.
03:49They have the name of their community.
03:52ko alvida keh diya hai
03:53aur wahin
03:5520 se 25 ke kareeb MLS
03:59lagataar
04:00unke bagawad ke sur
04:02Kashmir ke ander
04:03nazar a rahe hai
04:05yeh maamla national conference ke
04:07apne ghar ka androoni maamla hai
04:09isse BJP ka
04:11koji lena dena nahi hai
04:15Pat joining us on the broadcast
04:17with more details on this story now
04:19Sunilji, a very good morning to you
04:21you know, while there is a crucial
04:23meeting that's coming up between the
04:25rebel MLAs and Faruk
04:27Abdullah, but I just want to
04:29understand the scenario here
04:30if, say, the meeting doesn't go
04:33as per the expectations
04:34there is no solution
04:37to the deadlock that currently exists
04:39is there a chance that the
04:40rebel MLAs come in
04:43to form a group and
04:44perhaps launch a new front
04:46a new party and challenge
04:49Omar Abdullah and more
04:51such MLAs also resigned from his cabinet
04:54thus leaving him with
04:57leaving him below the majority mark
04:59that's needed to form the government there
05:01and maintain the government there
05:07well, Shriya, all eyes are on today's important meeting between NC Patriarch
05:12Dr. Faruk Abdullah and the dissident MLAs of the national conference
05:17ahead of this crucial meeting today
05:19the dissident MLAs met last evening at the residence of Pampoor MLA
05:26Justice retired
05:29and they chalked out the future course of action
05:33they discussed the strategy
05:34for this meeting
05:36but as far as your question is concerned
05:39yesterday at that meeting
05:41that took place at Justice
05:42Hassan and Mosudi's residence in Srinagar
05:45about 15 national conference MLAs were present
05:49there one independent MLA was also in attendance
05:52so in total 16 MLAs were present
05:54but the rebel group claims that there are a few more MLAs who are
05:58you know, supporting them
06:00they are going to discuss the issues
06:03with Dr. Faruk Abdullah
06:05they are going to put forth their demands
06:07before Dr. Faruk Abdullah
06:08but in case, as you said, that the deadlock remains
06:11then the MLAs are going to meet again
06:13they are going to discuss their future course of action
06:17Shriya, one has to understand that there is anti-defection law in place
06:22and as per that law
06:24more than two-thirds MLAs should be there
06:27and only then they can, you know, have a separate grouping
06:30and they can avoid disqualification
06:33but if the number of the MLAs are below two-thirds
06:36then the options before them is that they have to resign en masse
06:41and then the strength of the assembly will come down
06:44and there is a possibility that Omar Abdullah will fall short of numbers
06:48and then these dissident MLAs will have to fight the elections again
06:52but that's a hypothetical scenario
06:54as of now, the national conference claims
06:57that all is well
06:58and this rebellion will be quelled
07:00and the Daos, this rebellion fire will be doused
07:03and there is a possibility that Faruk Abdullah will reach out
07:06and a middle ground can be found
07:08Right, so right now that is a far-fetched possibility
07:12Sunilji, as you are mentioning
07:14and thank you for putting that into context for our view
