Congress MLAs leave decision to nominate CLP leader on party’s central leadership
Srinagar, Oct 11 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Friday said it has left the decision of nominating the leader of legislature party in the assembly to the Congress’ central leadership in New Delhi.
In another decision, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) extended support to the National Conference (NC) for government formation in J&K.
“Today, we had a CLP meeting in which we unanimously decided to give the right to the central leadership to take the call on the CLP leader. We have passed a resolution on the issue and that has been forwarded to the central leadership for taking the call,” Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra told reporters after the CLP meeting here.
The meeting of the six newly elected MLAs — including Karra, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Nizamuddin Bhat, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, Irfan Hafeez Lone and Iftikar Ahmad — was held in the party headquarters at M A Road here.
