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| PDP removes Beigh as legislature leader | | Zargar likely to be Dy CM | |
Srinagar, Aug 31: Shortly after being rebuffed by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad over its demand for divesting its Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Beigh of key Finance and Planning portfolios, the PDP tonight hit back by removing Beigh as leader of its legisature group and seeking his removal from the ministry.
A resolution to this effect was adopted at an emergency meeting of the party's legislature group here.
The party also shot off a letter asking Azad to sack Beigh from the council of ministers.
Abdul Aziz Zargar was elected as leader of the legislative party in place od Beigh.
In the light of this, sources in political circles disclosed that talks were on to forward Zargar’s name for the post of depurty chief minister of the state.
Baig told that he would not react to the party decision in haste. "I will think about it and then decide about the course of action".
As par the power-sharing agreement between ruling Congress and PDP, the post of Chief Minister would be held by each party in rotation for three years while the post of Deputy Chief Minister would go to the other party.
The PDP has completed its turn to head the government from November 2002 to November 2005 after which Azad took over. |
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