Srinagar: After Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif claimed that Pakistan and the NC-Congress alliance shared the same stance on the restoration of Article 370, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah distanced himself from the remarks.

In a conversation with ANI, on Thursday, stating, "I don't know what Pakistan says. I am not a Pakistani; I am an Indian citizen."

Abdullah said that the situation would become clear to the public on October 8 when the results of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections will be announced.

"Wait till October 8, everything will be clear. The first thing I will do is bring back the Darbar Move. We have both been caused a loss because of the Darbar Move. People used to go there in the winter in the Darbar Move. There was a relationship between Jammu and Kashmir. In summer, they used to come here to finish the work. You can go and ask the people how much loss they have suffered because of the Darbar Move," he said.

Earlier, the BJP criticized the Congress-National Conference alliance following comments by Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif, who claimed that Pakistan and the alliance were aligned on the issue of restoring Article 370 in the Union Territory.

BJP leader Amit Malviya in a post on X said, "Pakistan, a terrorist state, endorses Congress and National Conference's position on Kashmir. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, on Hamid Mir's Capital Talk on Geo News says, "Pakistan and National Conference-Congress alliance are on the same page in Jammu & Kashmir to restore Article 370 and 35A.

"How is it that, from Pannun to Pakistan, Rahul Gandhi and his Congress, are always seen on the side of those inimical to India's interest?"

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala said, "The question is what is this relation of Congress party & NC with Pakistan called?... We can see how the Congress Party National Conference and INDIA Alliance are continuously trying to join hands with Pakistan..."

Earlier, the BJP criticized the Congress-National Conference alliance following comments by Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif, who claimed that Pakistan and the alliance were aligned on the issue of restoring Article 370 in the Union Territory.

In an earlier interview on Geo News with senior journalist Hamid Mir on the show Capital Talk, Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif was asked if Pakistan and the National Conference-Congress alliance shared a common stance on the restoration of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. Asif responded affirmatively, stating, "Absolutely. Even our demand is also the same..."

He also asserted that Article 370 could be reinstated if the NC-Congress alliance were to come to power in Jammu and Kashmir.