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Omar under fire for comparing prepaid electricity meters to mobile recharges
The Northlines
|18 OCT 2025
Lone terms ‘U-turn’ as ‘coffee and toffee’ moment; social media users accuse CM of reversing his pre-election stance

Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah faced backlash for comparing prepaid electricity meters to mobile recharges, with critics accusing him of making a U-turn on his pre-election promise.
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