Make them play to our strengths now,” the National Conference (NC) vice-president said.”Every time we talk about Pulwama or Balakote we leave the door wide open for the PM & the BJP to play to their strengths in front of their home audience.The Indian air strike at a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camp in Pakistans Balakot on February 26 came days after the suicide bombing in Pulwama, claimed by the JeM, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.The way to do it is to keep the messaging focused on the economy, rural distress, unemployment, agriculture & all the other things BJP doesnt want discussed,” Abdullah wrote on his Twitter handle.

The opposition parties need to switch tracks & deny the PM the space to politicise the recent terror attack/air strikes. Logic would dictate we switch strategies. The way to do it is to keep the messaging focused on the economy, rural distress, unemployment, agriculture & all the other things BJP doesn’t want discussed.Srinagar: NC leader Omar Abdullah said Tuesday the opposition parties need to switch strategies by focussing on issues such as rural distress and unemployment in order to deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi low voltage solenoid valves the space to “politicise” the Pulwama terror attack and the Balakot air strike.”The opposition parties need to switch tracks & deny the PM the space to politicise the recent terror attack/air strikes.