Whither Congress
Zahoor Malik
JK Pradesh Congress President Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Congress Working Committee member Tariq Hameed Karra
Having been a part of Kashmir politics for decades, Congress is seemingly a non-existent force in Jammu and Kashmir.
There are hardly any signs of its revival in the near future as it lacks a leader, who can pull it out from the political comma. Senior leader and former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who many believe was having acceptability both in Kashmir and Jammu regions in the past and had the potential of re-strengthening the party, has since drifted away. Other leaders do not have the clout to bring back Congress on the political map in near future.
Major row over DDC protocol: Chairman, deputy among all 14 Members abstain from meeting No intention of hurting position of chairperson: DC
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Feb 16: In first major row after establishment of third-tier of Panchayati Raj System in Jammu and Kashmir, all 14 District Development Council (DDC) Members including chairperson Bharat Bushan, vice chairperson Suraj Singh, two Independents and even National Conference Member boycotted maiden meeting of the Council called for vetting PMGSY-III roads on the ground that the chairman was informed about the meeting just an hour before schedule and that letter written by an officer in the district administration was “in violation of the protocol and insult to the newly created democratic institution.”