In response, senior National Conference leader and former minister Ajay Sadhotra launched a blistering attack on the Congress. "Instead of assessing the ground realities, Congress leaders are giving irresponsible statements," Ajay Sadhotra, additional general secretary of the National Conference, told International Business Times. The National Conference has never betrayed its trust and never will," he said. This is the fight that the National Conference is leading with conviction and courage." NC-Cong contested Assembly elections in allianceThe ruling National Conference and Congress had contested the October 2024 Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir in alliance.