Delhi: Gulam Nabi Azad meets J-K leaders; set to float his own national party

Several political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday met veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad who is planning to launch a new national party a day after tendering resignations from all posts of CongressMLAs from Jammu and Kashmir are here A few moresome senior leaders and exministerswill come in the evening Azad Saab said a national party will be formed well begin from JampK and the upcoming poll will be fought strongly Dont want to reply to comments well reply with a victory said exCongress leader Salman NizamiThe meeting came within 24 hours of Azads resignation from all posts in Congress and it holds importance as the polls in the valley are likely to be held later this yearUnder the leadership of Azad ji we will launch a national party and the work will begin from Jammu and Kashmir Azad ji will go to JampK and will form an alliance with likeminded parties and leaders All the criticism coming Azad Jis way will be answered by winning elections ex Congress leader Salman Nizami had earlier announcedAlso Read Ghulam Nabi Azad blames Rahul Gandhi for being lsquononseriousrsquoThe decision to launch a new national party came just hours after the veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad in a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi resigned from all positions of the Congress party including the primary membershipReactions from numerous political leaders poured in after the sudden resignationLawyerturnedpolitician Jaiveer Shergill slammed the Congress party for its coterie cultureRecently Shergill had resigned as Congress spokespersonNow a senior leader is speaking about it becoming a club of PAs and security guards and it shows that leaders across age groups are frustrated and disappointed by this entire coterie culture that is thriving in the Congress Shergill told ANIHe also slammed the upcoming Bharat Jodo Yatra by Congress and said Bharat Jodo is a PR gimmick In reality this cabal is working within Congress on Congress Todo Abhiyan elbowing out all the wellmeaning leaders This letter speaks loudly of sentiments of thousands of wellmeaning Congress workers who are troubled by this Darbari cultureAlso Read 8 Jammu and Kashmir Congress leaders quit in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad more likely to go may announce new partyRajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday took a dig at Ghulam Nabi Azad over his resignation from the party and his allegations against Rahul Gandhi and said no one expected he would write such a letterI read the statement of Azad he has been my friend for over 42 years I am deeply hurt and I have no words to express what I feel about his resignation letter The party gave him opportunities be it Indira Gandhi or Sanjay Gandhi He served at many positions in the party be it being MP from Maharashtra twice fivesix times Rajya Sabha member Congress left no dearth in giving him opportunities Whatever identity we have in the country it is because of Congress and the faith of high command has on us Only a few get a chance and not everyone It is a challenge before the high command to select No one expected he would write such a letter Gehlot saidThis latest highprofile exit from the Congress party comes after the polls for the Congress President were deferred Azads resignation follows a series of exits of senior leaders from the party including Jyotiraditya Scindia Jaiveer Shergil and Jitin Prasada amongst othersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever