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Omar, Mehbooba trade barbs

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 8/8/2018 12:32:27 PM

JAMMU, Aug 7: Former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday took on each other with words — and emojis — to trade barbs on the issue of elections for the Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
Twitter was the battlefield and humour a weapon as Omar accused Mehbooba of bargaining with both the Congress-led UPA as well as the BJP-led NDA for her two Rajya Sabha seats ahead of the elections on August 9, while his successor retorted that he was fabricating stories.
Before PDP announced its decision of abstaining from voting, Omar tweeted, “@MehboobaMufti has told the Congress she will support the UPA candidate for #RajyaSabha Vice Chairman. She’s also told the BJP she will support the NDA candidate. How does that work exactly?”