Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 28: After maintaining a guarded silence for two days, leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Sunday launched a counterattack on former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad for betraying the party at this crucial time.
An emergent meeting of senior Congress leaders was convened today at Srinagar to discuss the situation emerging in the wake of a spate of resignations by loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad.
The meeting was held at the residence of veteran leader Prof.Saifuddin Soz. Besides Soz, the meeting was attended by Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, Viqar Rasool Wani, newly appointed president of J&K Congress, G.A.Mir, Tariq Hameed Karra, Raman Bhalla, Mula Ram, Khemlata Wakhloo, Yogesh Sawhney, Raman Mattoo, Bashir Ahmad Magrey, Mohammad Muzaffar Parray, G.N.Monga, and S.S.Channi.
The meeting termed the resignation of Azad as unfortunate especially, when Sonia Gandhi is abroad seeking treatment for herself. The meeting felt confident that the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee would remain steadfast with the All India Congress Committee led by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
The meeting also decided to leave no stone unturned to further strengthen Congress Party through J&K State.
Later, former PCC chief G A Mir on Sunday described the leaders who left the Congress following Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from the party as the ”A-Team of the BJP”.
Azad would meet the same fate as ex-Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, said the former president of the Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit at a press conference here. He was flanked by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Viqar Rasool and other party leaders.
The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress put up a united face at former Union minister Saifuddin Soz’s residence where about a dozen party leaders held a meeting to deliberate upon the situation.
Asked how he saw Azad’s future, Mir replied, ”Captain Amrinder Singh”.
”Till now we used to say (about some parties in J-K) as B-Team, C-Team (of the BJP). But now, they (Azad-led group) are coming forward as the A-Team. The veil is being lifted, and the people of Jammu and Kashmir will decide what happens to them,” Mir said. |
