 Muskan Thakur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 26: In a rare show of unity, two years after Tariq Hamid Karra's appointment as J&K Congress chief, the party's long-warring factions came together on a common platform to protest against the Election Commission of India in Jammu.
Leaders from both camps joined the demonstration in the presence of AICC General Secretary in-charge of J&K Affairs, Dr Syed Naseer Hussain (MP) — a visible attempt by the party to project cohesion after years of internal friction.
The truce follows a reconciliation push led by AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal, who steered a crucial meeting in New Delhi aimed at bridging the factional divide. The meeting was also attended by Dr Naseer Hussain, AICC secretaries, and senior Congress functionaries from the Union Territory.
In its immediate aftermath, both factions appeared to dial down their public sparring, fuelling h Yet, the reconciliation remains far from complete. Several dissident leaders continue to stay away from official party programmes, a telling sign that old fault lines haven’t fully closed.
Yet, the reconciliation remains far from complete. Several dissident leaders continue to stay away from official party programmes, a telling sign that old fault lines haven't fully closed. While neither side has returned to open hostilities or floated rival events, the conspicuous absence of dissident leaders from JKPCC activities suggests the underlying tensions are dormant, not resolved.
For the Congress leadership, the real test now lies in converting this fragile ceasefire into lasting organisational unity — a task made more urgent as the party works to rebuild its political footing in Jammu and Kashmir.
Whether the coming weeks turn this truce into genuine reconciliation, or merely keep factional discord from spilling back into public view, will be the real measure of how far the party has actually come. | 