Congress Isn’t Amused at Omar Abdullah’s Remarks About BJP’s Win

Omar Abdullah had this to say about the BJP’s win in UP and Uttarakhand. And the Congress wasn’t amused.

A lot of things happened on Saturday – like the BJP won in Uttar Pradesh (312 out of 403) and Uttarakhand (56 out of 70) assembly polls with a huge margin. And National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah went on a Twitter rant questioning the analysts who could not see the BJP tsunami coming in UP, even advising the opposition to forget 2019 and start planning for the 2024 general elections instead.

How the hell did almost all the experts/analysts miss this wave in UP? It's a tsunami not a ripple in a small pond.

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

At this rate we might as well forget 2019 & start planning/hoping for 2024.

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

In a nutshell there is no leader today with a pan India acceptability who can take on Modi & the BJP in 2019.

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

Better to face up to reality today & do something about it than bury our collective heads in the sand. A spade is a spade is a spade. https://t.co/nLWl4p55Zd

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

Any time now @PrannoyRoyNDTV will be told to focus on running his channel & to stop commenting on national politics 😄😄 https://t.co/2pWybRel5k

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

Belonging to a small regional party precludes me from having a view on national issues or do my views only count if I turn in to a yes man??

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

Abdullah's remarks don’t seem to have gone down too well with the Congress. At a press conference, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala took a swipe at the NC leader saying he should focus on 'state politics' rather than commenting on 'national issues'.

Why am I not surprised! If you can't stomach the truth from a genuine well wisher your party truly deserves what it gets. https://t.co/ASvoek4PVl

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

Belonging to a small regional party precludes me from having a view on national issues or do my views only count if I turn in to a yes man??

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

As an alliance, the Congress and the NC headed the state government in Jammu and Kashmir for five years before the BJP and the PDP partnered in an alliance to form their own coalition government.

Abdullah also offered some insights into the BJP’s win in UP.

Criticising the PM will only take us so far. The voter needs to know there is an option available to them that has a clear +ve road map.

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

I've said this before & I'll say it again the voter needs to be given an alternative agenda that is based on what we will do better.

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

All our elections are won with a first-past-the-post arithmetic & let's not deny that BJP has clearly won the hearts of the majority of UP. https://t.co/nau2mweOUU

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

Positives for BJP - obviously UP & Uttarakhand & the overwhelming mandate. Implications for Rajya Sabha & President V/President elections.

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017

Positives for AAP - they have emerged as a player in states outside Delhi but they were believed to be winning Punjab at this time last year

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) March 11, 2017