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| NC WC meets today, Cong core group to meet next week | | After LC win, Coalition to expand cabinet | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec. 07 : Overwhelmed by the LC poll results, Omar Abdullah led Collation Government is now all set to fill the vacancies in the state cabinet. The leaders of both the parties have decided to reach out to the party men before finalizing the names for much awaited cabinet expansion.
To begin with, working committee of the National Conference is expected to meet Saturday. All leaders including the Chief Minister who is also the working chairman of NC will participate.
The meeting would be presided over by Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah. Sources in the ruling party said that besides discussing the party’s performance in the recently held LC polls under Panchayti quota, working committee was likely to look into the options of cabinet expansion. Pertinently Chief Minster Omar Abdullah had recently hinted of expanding his cabinet in the days to come.
Sources added that Working Committee may also press for a reshuffle in the portfolios of the Party Ministers.
Meanwhile, NC Additional General Secretary Dr. Mustafa Kamal said the working committee will meet Saturday morning at party headquarters Jammu in which all important issues relating to the party and coalition would be discussed. “We are meeting to discuss party matters and more importantly the LC results. We may also discuss cabinet expansion.” Kamal said.
NC’s ally party in coalition, Congress is also expected to hold a crucial meeting of its core group next month at New Delhi, before the coordination committee of the two parties meets to chalk out future course of action. Sources in the congress said the core group would discuss the party matters in Jammu and Kashmir and may also give a nod to the much awaited cabinet expansion.
Sources added that it is only after core group meets, that Prof. Saif ud din Soz will call the meeting of the NC-Congress co ordination committee to devise the future course of action and more likely would approve the names of the probables for the cabinet expansion and reshuffle.
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