Jammu and Kashmir Congress Legislative Party (CLP) members who met here under the leadership of Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Tariq Hameed Karra have unanimously decided on Thursday to extend their party’s support to the National conference.
“The Indian National Congress has extended its support to the National Conference in the formation of the next government and we are going to meet the National Conference leadership to handover the letter of support this evening”, PCC Chief Karra told media persons at party headquarters in Srinagar on Thursday.
The PCC Chief said the CLP meeting has unanimously also decided that the central leadership of Congress will choose the Congress Legislative Party leader and for that, a resolution has been passed to Delhi for taking a call on it.
“The central leadership will decide who will be the Congress Legislative Party leader in Jammu and Kashmir”, Karra said.
Replying to a question, Karra said “There was no difference among the party leadership and it is the precedence in the India National Congress that we have allowed them to choose the leader from their side.
Karra said there will be no demand to the National Conference and keeping in view the India National Congress spirit, we have extended the support to the National Conference for the betterment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir”.
“We will discuss with the National Conference leadership on the governance model during our meeting”, Karra said.
