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| Seeks high commands intervention as CCC meet elude consensus | | Congress toughens stand on KAHDC Nomination row | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 6: Stepping up pressure on its ally National Conference, the state unit of Congress has reportedly approached high command seeking an intervention into the KAHDC nomination row. The State Congress workers from Kargil have even sought relinquishing ties with NC in case the latter does not revoke the controversial 'nomination' of four members to the newly elected KAHDC.
The development came after both the parties failed to reach any consensuses in the hurriedly called Coordination committee meeting on Friday afternoon chaired by the JKPCC Chief Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz.
The differences between the two coalition partners surfaced on Thursday after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah nominated four members of his party to the council which had a Congress majority thus stalling the chances of Congress to head the council. The move has infuriated the Congress workers also who are demanding withdrawal of support to Omar led Government in the state, saying the nomination was 'illegal and undemocratic."
"We have written to the AICC president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and expressed our strong resentment over the CM's decision and have urged her to look into the option of withdrawing our support to NC, if Chief Minister does not revoke the nominations forthwith." Senior Congress leader from Kargil Asgar Karbali told on Friday evening.
Sources privy to the CC meeting told that Congress lodged a strong protest in the meeting and made it clear to its ally Chief Minister must revoke the nominations, however a senior National Conference leader who was part of the NC team that took part in the meet told that both the parties had their own reservations and view points on the issue, but the leader was non committal on whether the two allies reached any common ground in the meeting. "We had our views and they had their own." The NC leader wishing not to be named told when he was asked whether the two parties sorted out their differences in the meeting. The meeting lasted for more than one and a half hour and was attended by Dy. Chief Minister Tara Chand, Finance Minister Ab. Rahim Rather, Floriculture Minister Peerzada Mohammad Syed, Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar and CAPD Minister Ch. Mohammad Ramzan.
Meanwhile in an important post coordination committee meeting development all Congress Ministers met for an emergency meeting at Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand's residence late in the afternoon and was chaired by the JKPCC President Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz during which the members reportedly stressed on parting ways with NC, if it did not revoke the nomination. A Senior Congress said the State Congress leadership was in no mood to let the issues die down so easily.
"This has been the second time after Hassan Khan incident that NC has violated the Coalition dharma and has backstabbed Congress, but we want to make it clear to NC that we won't cow down this time." The Congress leader added.
It is believed that during the meeting at Tara Chand's residence, the Congress Ministers arrived at a decision to involve the high command and put pressure on it to take a tough stand against NC decision.
Meanwhile a delegation reportedly comprising of nearly hundred workers from Kargil have arrived in Srinagar on Friday and are camping at party headquarters on MA road seeking withdrawal of support to Omar Abdullah led Government. |
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