Baramulla Lok Sabha seat: Sajad Lone accepts defeat, congratulates Er Rashid

Srinagar, June 04: Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Lone on Tuesday conceded defeat and congratulated Er Rashid for his victory in Baramulla Lok Sabha seat.

“With all humility at my command I accept defeat. And it is time to congratulate Engineer Rashid,” said Lone on X.

“I wanted to make a difference. I thought we should be empowered economically, socially and politically to be able to make a difference and be counted. We had suffered a lot in the past 30 yrs and been robbed of all our dignity. The people’s mandate is supreme. I accept the people mandate with all humility,” he said.

Rashid is currently leading in the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat with a margin of over one lakh votes.