JK News Today
Srinagar, Oct 12,2025: A marathon meeting of the core committee of prominent Congress leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, was held at PCC HQ Srinagar today in which the experience of the overall working of the one year of the Congress- NC coalition came under threadbare discussion.
The elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats and by – elections to two vacant Assembly seats – Nagrota and Budgam, also came up under discussion.
All the participants freely expressed their views on the working of the coalition and the adherence to the coalition dharma by the coalition partners. A number of participants including MLAs expressed their strong views and reservations on the non-mitigation of the public issues including contentious political, administrative and developmental issues.
It was decided to convey to the central leadership the views expressed by all the members representing the sentiments of our cadres relating to the general public.
The meeting expressed dismay over the unilateral announcement of Senior coalition partner- National Conference of party’s three candidates and offering a fourth seat to the Congress party, despite an assurance to the top leadership of Congress of leaving a secure seat to our party. The meeting expressed surprise as to under what circumstances or pressures the NC leadership took a U turn from their earlier commitment. It said that the said seat is not acceptable to the Congress party.
In view of the situation, it was unanimously decided not to field its candidate on the said seat.
On the issue of by-elections to the two Assembly seats of Nagrota and Budgam, the party decided to hold further deliberations with NC for final decision, soon.
Prominent those who attended included AICC General Secretary & CLP Leader G A Mir, Working President Raman Bhalla, Ex PCC President Peerzada Sayeed, Mula Ram, Ch. Lal Singh, all six MLAs and other prominent leaders from Jammu as well Kashmir.
