Congress must think hard about its defeat in Haryana: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar (PTI): National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the Congress will have to introspect deep to find reasons for its defeat in Haryana, where the BJP is set to return for a third consecutive term.
The NC and Congress fought the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls as allies.
"I had already said we were only wasting our time with these exit polls. But no one would have thought that the exit polls would be so wrong. Had it been 20 in place of 18 or 22 in place of 20, (we could have understood). But what happened was that 30 became 60 and 60 became 30," the NC leader told reporters here.
The exit polls had predicted a majority for the Congress in Haryana.
"The Congress will have to go deep into it and find the reasons for its defeat," Abdullah said.
"My job is to run the NC and help the alliance here, which I will," he added.
The NC and Congress are set to form a government in J-K -- the first since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
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Delhi: Man killed after dispute over loud music turns violent; two arrested
New Delhi, Jan 2: A 40-year-old man died after a dispute over playing loud music escalated into a clash between neighbours in south Delhi, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place in Rohini on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. A PCR call was received at 1:08 am reporting a quarrel between neighbours, the police said.
Upon reaching the spot it was found that Dharmender, the victim, had been involved in an altercation with his neighbors, Piyush Tiwari (21) and Kapil Tiwari (26), over the issue of loud music, they said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Dharmender and his brother had objected to the loud music, leading to a heated argument with the accused brothers, they added.
"The argument turned violent, with Dharmender and his brother being assaulted by the accused. Dharmender was taken to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead," a police officer said.
A case has been registered and the accused have been arrested. Further investigation is underway, he said.
Dharmender is survived by his wife and three children.
