J&K, 17/11: Seven prominent leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress have sent their resignation letters to party President Sonia Gandhi, claiming that they will get an opportunity to express their views on the matters related to the party in this union territory. not given. Four former ministers and three MLAs are among those who have sent their resignations.
Sources say that he is close to former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. A few days before the resignation of these Congress leaders, Azad had visited Jammu and Kashmir. Apart from Sonia Gandhi, these leaders have also sent copies of resignations to former president Rahul Gandhi and party’s state in-charge Rajni Patil.
News of resignation of these leaders
According to sources, the names of former ministers GM Saroori, Jugal Kishor, Vikar Rasool and Dr. Manohal Lal are among those who have resigned. Apart from this, the names of the former MLAs who have resigned are Gulab Nabi Monga, Naresh Gupta and Amin Bhatt.
‘Had to take this step due to hostile attitude’
In the resignation letter, these leaders have alleged that they had to take this step due to the ‘hostile attitude’ of the state Congress leadership. He has targeted the President of the State Congress Committee, Ghulam Ahmed Mir. Sources also said that some other leaders close to Azad, including former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, have distanced themselves from the leaders who have resigned.
These leaders said in their resignation letter that they tried to draw the attention of the party high command towards their issues, but they were not given time. These leaders say that they had been asking for an appointment with the party leadership for the last one year, but they were not given time.
Taking a jibe at Mir, he said that the party was heading towards a pathetic condition with Mir as its president and many leaders of the party resigned and joined other parties, but some have decided to remain silent. He also alleged that the functioning of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress has been occupied by some leaders.