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| Don't go for any pre-poll alliance for Assembly elections: State Cong to High Command | | LOUD & CLEAR | |
Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, June 23: Congress party is all set to go alone in the Assembly elections scheduled to be held later this year since majority of the party leaders and workers have voiced their resentment against any such move with any of the regional parties of the state.
During the meeting held here this afternoon majority of the party leaders and workers while giving vent to their feelings and emotions said that any pre-poll arrangement would be disastrous for the party. These people said party would suffer heavily if it forges any pre-poll alliance for the Assembly elections.
The meeting was presided over by Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President, Professor Saif-ud-Din Soz. All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary, Ambika Soni who is also the party in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir was the chief guest on this occasion. Soni listened to the views and suggestions of party workers and leaders during the meeting.
Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad could also be seen listening attentively to the feedback of the party leaders and activists. Both Azad and Soz could be making their point of view clear to the AICC General Secretary on this occasion as well. The meeting was attended by all the Congress Ministers, legislators and workers.
"Most of the Congress leaders and workers opined that pre-poll arrangement with National Conference for the Lok Sabha elections proved detrimental to the interests of the party. They said that NC leaders and workers voted against the party candidates for the three seats of Jammu and Ladakh. These people said that such an arrangement should not be repeated for the Assembly elections," said sources.
Sources said that Soni did not make any commitment that the party would not enter into any pre-poll arrangement with any mainstream party. She told the party leaders and workers that their suggestions and views would be carried forward to the party high command with the final decision being taken by them.
In a statement, a spokesman of Congress said that a meeting of senior functionaries of PCC including Ministers, legislators, vice-presidents, general secretaries, district presidents and frontal organizations started here today at SKICC Srinagar to devise strategy for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the State.
"AICC General Secretary in-charge Jammu and Kashmir affairs Ambika Soni was the chief guest while Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad also attended the meeting, which was presided over by Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz President PCC," said the spokesman.
The spokesman said that AICC General Secretary in her brief address referred to the challenges before the party in the state and at the national level. She also referred to the circumstances which led to the defeat of the party in the recent Lok Sabha Elections. She cautioned the party men about the danger posed by 'communal' and 'divisive' forces and asked them to gear up for the forth-coming Assembly elections.
"The leaders from all three regions and districts would hold an interaction with Ambika Soni and give their feedback till tomorrow. PCC chief welcomed the AICC General Secretary to the meeting and explained the participants about the importance of this interaction. He asked party leaders to give their valuable suggestions to further strengthen the Party in three regions to achieve success in the coming elections," said the spokesman.
The spokesman said that Azad also briefly addressed the meeting and felt the need to gear up the cadres at the grass root level and mentioned the reasons for the defeat. He felt the need to close the ranks to expose the wrong policies of some other parties and educate the masses about 'false-hood' of BJP. |
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