NC-Congress drift to create new alliances in J&K? Agencies Srinagar: The regional National Conference (NC) and the Congress, the ruling coalition partners in Jammu and Kashmir, appear to be fast drifting apart even as the issue of their contesting the 2014 Lok Sabha and state assembly elections together hangs fire. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in a recent interview said that while independence for Jammu and Kashmir stands ruled out, some special arrangement similar to the one made by Britain in respect of Ireland and Scotland should be worked out for the state. This statement obviously did not go down well with a centrist party like the Congress, which does not approve of any further political re-alignment between the centre and the state. Senior NC leaders, including Abdullahs uncle Mustafa Kamal, have been engaged in a political diatribe against the Congress, holding it responsible for betraying the partys founder, the late Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, and thereby causing immense damage to the people of Kashmir.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:56:18 +0000
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