National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said today the party will not be part of any attempts at government formation in Jammu and Kashmir as it does not believe in sacrificing ideology for power. Speaking at a party meeting in Anantnag, the former chief minister said the NC was in favour of dissolution of the state assembly. He also added there was a need to listen to the "alienated" youth of the state to bring them on board.

"National Conference does not believe in sacrificing its ideological basis for power and the party will not be a part of any attempts for government formation through rumoured permutations and combinations," Abdullah said. The NC vice president said the party believed in respecting the mandate of the people.

"We believe in respecting the mandate of the people and will not be a part of any attempts to ridicule and manipulate the aspirations of the people. It is for this precise reason that the party has sought the dissolution of the state legislative assembly," he said. Abdullah said the NC understood the situation was not conducive for immediate elections in the state but only a fresh democratic exercise could repose the faith of the people in the institutions.