In a significant political development here today Javed Iqbal, a prominent political analyst and writer who happens to be a first cousin and estranged Son-in-law of PDP Patron Mufti Mohammad Syed joined the National Conference in presence of party Patron Dr. Farooq Abdullah.

The announcement of Javed Iqbal joining the party was made by Dr. Farooq Abdullah himself while filing his nomination papers from the Sonwar Assembly Constituency. Dr. Abdullah termed Javed’s joining NC as auspicious tiding and welcomed him into the party fold amidst applause and enthusiasm by hundreds of NC workers gathered on the occasion.

Javed Iqbal who belongs to a prominent family of south Kashmir while speaking on the occasion said that the same people who had miserably failed to govern the state and brought it on the verge of disharmony, anarchy and chaos towards the end of their rule were how shedding crocodile tears pleading for a second chance to rule the state.

He said that we should strengthen the NC and the hands of Dr. Farooq Abdullah for responsive governance, employment and peace so as to bring the state out of the mess that the outgoing coalition had landed it into.

Mufti’s betenoire Javed campaigned aggressively against Mufti in the Katyar Parliamentary election of 1996 which Mufti eventually lost.

Javed was welcomed among others by National Conference leaders Ali Mohammad Sagar, Mubarak Gul & Irfan Ahmad Shah .