SRINAGAR: Setting the stage for a high-stakes electoral battle, Jammu Kashmir Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone filed his nomination papers for the Baramulla Lok Sabha segment on Wednesday.
Accompanied by the party’s top leaders, Lone filed his nomination papers before the returning officer for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, Minga Sherpa.
Lone filed his nomination paper in a low-key manner.
Sources in the Peoples Conference said that Lone had directed the party workers to desist from holding any rally or gathering in Baramulla town today in view of the floods in north Kashmir.
Lone would be locked in a direct contest with former Chief Minister and National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah, even as other candidates like Fayaz Ahmad Mir (PDP) and Er Rashid (independent) are in the fray. (KNO)
