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New Delhi:The Congress Wednesday said it will not be part of the new Jammu & Kashmir cabinet led by its INDIA ally National Conference despite a pre-poll tie-up, even as newly sworn-in chief minister Omar Abdullah suggested they are still in talks...
The Congresss announcement came on a day Abdullah took oath of office in the presence of top leaders of the Congress and other INDIA bloc parties including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Akhilesh Yadav, Kanimozhi, Supriya Sule and Prakash Karat...
Congress sources attributed the move to the NCs unwillingness to offer two cabinet berths..
In an official statement, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Tariq Hameed Karra attributed the partys decision to the pending demand to the Centre for restoration of statehood to J&K, which was downgraded from a state to a Union territory in August 2019 when its special status under Article 370 was also scrapped...
The Congresss unease over the NCs unequivocal demand for the restoration of Article 370, an issue which the party has sought to tiptoe around, was also a factor behind its hesitance in joining the Abdullah cabinet..
