My heart is burning, NC’s Larvi on missing cabinet berth
Says he was on the list until Monday evening; expresses disappointment over exclusion but reaffirms loyalty to party
Srinagar, Oct 27: Moments after the much-awaited cabinet reshuffle in the National Conference-led government, party MLA Abdul Majeed Larvi expressed disappointment over being left out, saying he had been on the list of probable ministers until Monday evening.
“My heart is broken (Mera dil toot gaya),” the Anantnag West legislator told reporters after the swearing-in ceremony, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).
“I was deserving. I say it twice, I was deserving,” Larvi said, adding that while he respected the party leadership’s decision, his exclusion had hurt him.
“We are human beings; we have a heart too. Our heart is sad, there is no doubt about that. I may speak to you like this, but my heart is burning from inside,” he said.
Asked whether he had expected a ministerial berth, Larvi said he was on the list until Monday evening. Despite his disappointment, Larvi said his loyalty to the National Conference remained intact, describing himself as a soldier of the party.
“I am a soldier of the party. I can go anywhere for the party,” he said.
The cabinet expansion saw four legislators inducted as ministers into the Omar Abdullah-led government on Tuesday, while Larvi was left out.—(KNO)
