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Congress-NC ‘marriage over’, Omar may resign
Congress-NC ‘marriage over’, Omar may resign, National Conference (NC) in Jammu & Kashmir. The ruling coalition between the Congress and the National Conference (NC) in Jammu & Kashmir may split amid indications that chief minister Omar Abdullah was considering resigning following sharp differences between the two parties.
The state leadership of the Congress is stonewalling Omar's cherished scheme of creating some 700 new administrative units in the state
New Delhi: The ruling coalition between the Congress and the National Conference (NC) in Jammu & Kashmir may split amid indications that chief minister Omar Abdullah was considering resigning following sharp differences between the two parties.
The state leadership of the Congress is stonewalling Omar's cherished scheme of creating some 700 new administrative units in the state ahead of the April-May Lok Sabha polls and the scheduled assembly elections in October- November this year.
This has set the two parties on a collision course and efforts to resolve the stand-off have failed despite a meeting attended by AICC general secretary in charge of the state Ambika Soni, state PCC chief Saifuddin Soz, Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Omar here on Monday. NC sources said an upset chief minister was thinking of stepping down because the state Congress appeared determined to "sabotage" the scheme that it feels will benefit NC in the upcoming elections. If Omar, who has headed the coalition that has ruled for the last five years, resigns, the NC may push for advancing the assembly polls and holding them along with the Lok Sabha elections. His resignation may pave the way for a spell of Governor's rule in the state.
Meanwhile the Congress leadership met on Tuesday night in a bid to find a way to end the stand-off with its coalition partner National Conference over setting up of new administrative units amid reports that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was planning to resign if he did not have his way on the matter. The outcome of the meeting was not immediately known.
The meeting was held at the residence of AICC General Secretary in-charge of the state Ambika Soni in which Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, state PCC chief Saifuddin Soz, Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and state Congress ministers including G H Mir, G A Mir and Rigzin Zora were present. Meanwhile, Omar, who was here yesterday for a meeting with Soni and other Congress leaders, returned to Srinagar on Tuesday.
