Another jolt to Congress: 5 J&K leaders quit after Ghulam Nabi Azad's resignation
India Today
Five former MLAs have quit the Congress in solidarity with Ghulam Nabi Azad. The senior leader tore into Rahul Gandhi in his fiery resignation letter.
Five former Congress MLAs have quit the party in solidarity with Ghulam Nabi Azad who resigned earlier in the day, blaming Rahul Gandhi for destroying the consultative mechanism of the party.
Jammu and Kashmir Congress leaders Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, Haji Abdul Rashid , Mohammad Amin Bhatt, Gulzar Ahmad Wani, Chaudhary Akram Mohammad and Salman Nizami have resigned from primary membership of the party in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the party on Friday ahead of organisational elections, accusing the leadership of committing “fraud" on the party in the name of "sham" internal polls.
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Azad is the latest in a series of high profile leaders such as Kapil Sibal and Ashwani Kumar who exited the Congress.
Meanwhile, the Congress said the move was unfortunate and the timing awful, coming at a time the party is engaged in combating the BJP on issues of price rise and unemployment.
