Over 20 J&K Leaders From Ghulam Nabi Azad's Party, AAP Join Congress In Delhi

Over 20 leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including leaders from Ghulam Nabi Azad's Democratic Progressive Azad Party, joined the Congress in Delhi.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

Source : PTI

Over 20 leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including leaders from Ghulam Nabi Azad's Democratic Progressive Azad Party, joined the Congress in the presence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi on Monday, as reported by news agency PTI. AICC general secretary in charge organisation K C Venugopal, AICC in charge of state Rajani Patil and Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani were also present on the occasion.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that 21 Jammu & Kashmir leaders from "DAP (Disappearing Azad Party)" rejoined the Congress. "Earlier this morning, 21 J&K leaders from DAP (Disappearing Azad Party) rejoined the Congress, including one who filed a defamation case against me on behalf of Ghulam Nabi Azad," Ramesh said, as quoted by PTI.

Yashpal Kundal, an ex-Minister, a two time legislator from Panthers Party and the Chief of the SC/ST and OBC Department of AAP in J-K, was among those who joined the Congress. Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, a former vice president of JKPCC who later joined Azad's party, also returned to the grand old party.

Naresh K Gupta (DPAP), Sham Lal Bhagat (DPAP), Namrata Sharma (Apni Party), Saima Jan (DPAP), Shahjehan Dar (DPAP), Farooq Ahmad  (AAP), Taranjit Singh Toni, Gazanfar Ali, Santosh Majotra (DPAP), Rajni Sharma (DPAP), Nirmal Singh Mehta (DPAP), Madan Lal Chalotra (APNI Party), Hamit Singh Batti (AAP), Ramesh Pandotra (AAP), Vaid Raj Sharma (AAP), Mandeep Chowdhary (AAP), Nazir Ahmed Auqab, Maheshvar Vishwakarma and Jung Bahadur Sharma (DPAP) joined the Congress, as reported by PTI.

Azad, on Sunday said those opposing the abrogation of Article 370 are ignorant of the history and geography of the Union territory. Congress slammed Azad for his remarks and said that this is coming from a man who led the charge against the abrogation in the Rajya Sabha on Aug 5 2019.

"Mr. GNA himself gives new evidence of his DNA mutation by saying 'those opposing Article 370 abrogation ignorant of the situation on the ground'," the Congress said, as quoted by PTI.

Jairma Ramesh said, "This from a man who led the charge against the abrogation in the Rajya Sabha on Aug 5 2019! I suppose he needs to justify the very generous extension given to him to continue staying in his sprawling bungalow in New Delhi, long after he has exited Parliament," as quoted by the news agency. 

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