 Early Times Report
Jammu, June 8: Although the vote share of the Congress has improved on two Lok Sabha seats of Jammu province, infighting in the party has intensified in the J&K unit.
Sources said that some party leaders have written to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing the local unit president, Vikar Rasool Wani, of “ruining the party” in the Union Territory.
The Congress has consistently lost two parliamentary seats in Jammu to the BJP for three consecutive terms.
“Now, facing another setback, dozens of party leaders are demanding Vikar Rasool’s removal, accusing him of marginalizing senior leaders, fostering factionalism, and creating an “unprecedented situation” detrimental to the party's operations”, sources said.
Reports said that four letters have been sent to the AICC President and the Congress Working Committee.
“The first letter, dated May 7, criticized Rasool for ignoring office bearers and causing an unprecedented situation within the pa Although the vote share of the Congress has improved but infighting in the party has intensified.
Some party leaders have written to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing the local unit president, Vikar Rasool Wani, of “ruining the party” .
The Congress has consistently lost two parliamentary seats in Jammu to the BJP for three consecutive terms.
Dozens of party leaders are demanding Vikar Rasool’s removal, accusing him of marginalizing senior leaders, fostering factionalism.
Sources said that former MLA Sopore Haji Rashid has written the third letter on May 30.
Rashid, also the senior vice president of PCC, claimed he was sidelined by Vikar Rasool Wani during the election campaign.
The fourth letter, sent on June 2 by eight general secretaries, three vice presidents, three secretaries, and a district president, further detailed Rasool's alleged misconduct.
Vikar Rasool was appointed Pradesh Congress Committee president in August 2022, succeeding former minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir. Rasool, a former legislator from Banihal, was once close to former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad but chose to lead PCC over joining Azad’s new party.
Sources said that the J&K Congress is divided between two groups. While one group owes its allegiance to Vikar Rasool Wani, another group comprises Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Tariq Hamid Karra, and other senior leaders. |
