Srinagar National Conference (NC) MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has been openly critical of his party over issues such as the restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, and reservation policy changes in the Union Territory. With the NC accused by its rivals of “compromising” on such issues, to be on the Centre’s right side, Ruhullah speaks to The Indian Express about his views on the matter and his call for an “improvement in polity”. Excerpts: