JAMMU LINKS NEWS | National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah today claimed his party was ready to fight all 'overt and covert machinations' aimed at 'subverting democracy' in Jammu and Kashmir.

Everyone has a right to seek the trust and faith of the people as democracy is a right but subverting democracy through 'machinations and covert arrangements with the powers that be' is a sin and a 'contempt' of the aspirations of the people, Abdullah said addressing a party meeting here.

The former chief minister was apparently referring to speculation that some disgruntled MLAs from several parties, including the PDP, might cobble up a third front to form a government in the state with the support of the BJP.

'The National Conference is a party that has withstood more conspiracies than historians can record. We have always fought against intrigues and ploys to weaken our resolve to be the voice of the people. We will continue to fight with the same spirit and will defeat those inclined towards fooling and betraying the people of the state,' he said.

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