Resigning from Congress in assist of Ghulam Nabi Azad was a blunder: Tara Chand
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JAMMU: Resigning from the Congress in assist of Ghulam Nabi Azad was a “blunder”, former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief Minister Tara Chand mentioned on Saturday – two days after he together with former minister Manohar Lal Sharma and former legislator Balwan Singh have been expelled from the Azad-led Democratic Azad Party (DAP).
More than 100 workplace bearers and founding members of the DAP introduced their resignation from the occasion in assist of the three leaders, who determined to achieve out to the individuals earlier than taking a choice on their subsequent plan of action.
Chand, nevertheless, mentioned they may stay secular until their final breath and would don’t have any objection to becoming a member of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra when it enters Jammu and Kashmir.
“The determination of the DAP to expel us with none cause or justification got here as a giant shock to us.
Today, we really feel that our determination to resign from the Congress in assist of Azad was a blunder,” Chand, flanked by the leaders and activists, advised reporters right here.
He mentioned they’ve a protracted affiliation with Azad and when he resigned from Congress, “we felt we should stand with our leader and extend moral support to him”.
“The Congress gave me a mandate, made me Congress legislative party leader, speaker and deputy chief minister. We repent our decision today as we feel we betrayed our party, while DAP betrayed us,” Chand mentioned.
Asked about their sacking from the DAP, he mentioned “We haven’t seen such a kind of dictatorship in our decades-long political careers.
Azad rebelled in opposition to the Congress management, arrange a G23 group and even shot letters however he was not sacked by the (Congress) occasion which beliefs in inner democracy.
“We opposed the Pradesh Congress Committee (J&K) president at his behest but the party did not serve us any notice. We were working to strengthen the DAP, the party which is yet to get recognition, and we were accused of anti-party activities and sacked without any intimation,” he mentioned.
Welcoming Azad’s determination, Chand mentioned it had additional strengthened them and they’re getting assist from all throughout Jammu and Kashmir.
“Many extra leaders from Kashmir together with former ministers and legislators from DAP and others are becoming a member of our group to strengthen the secular vote financial institution and work for the restoration of the individuals’s rights together with the particular standing underneath Article 370 of the structure and statehood.
“Restoration of pre-August 5, 2019 status to Jammu and Kashmir is the popular demand of the people from both the regions of Jammu and Kashmir,” he mentioned.
Without naming Azad, he mentioned a “big leader” is saying that it can’t be restored however “we wish to inform him that nothing is inconceivable.
It is the favored demand of each areas and we enchantment to the Prime Minister to just accept this demand and restore our id.
He is the Prime Minister of the entire nation and may hear the voices of J&Okay.
Chand mentioned he had loved good pleasant relations with all events as he didn’t think about any occasion “untouchable”.
“We are secular and will die as a secular,” he mentioned when requested whether or not he want to be a part of BJP.
“The leaders inclined towards BJP or Congress or any other party should join any of these parties without hoodwinking the public. We have leaders here who are misleading the public and are dividing the secular votes to benefit one particular party,” he mentioned in a veiled assault on the DAP chairman who’s being accused by Congress of working on the behest of BJP.
“We will not betray the public and we won’t play as an ‘A’ or ‘B’ team of any party. We will meet the public and after their consultation, will join a party which is secular and going to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir,” he mentioned.
On Bharat Joda Yatra, he mentioned when National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah and leaders of different secular events expressed their want to hitch the yatra which is supposed to unite the nation, “we should not have any hesitation to be a part of it.
However, he mentioned no one from Congress approached them to date.
JAMMU: Resigning from the Congress in assist of Ghulam Nabi Azad was a “blunder”, former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief Minister Tara Chand mentioned on Saturday – two days after he together with former minister Manohar Lal Sharma and former legislator Balwan Singh have been expelled from the Azad-led Democratic Azad Party (DAP).
More than 100 workplace bearers and founding members of the DAP introduced their resignation from the occasion in assist of the three leaders, who determined to achieve out to the individuals earlier than taking a choice on their subsequent plan of action.
Chand, nevertheless, mentioned they may stay secular until their final breath and would don’t have any objection to becoming a member of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra when it enters Jammu and Kashmir.
“The determination of the DAP to expel us with none cause or justification got here as a giant shock to us.
Today, we really feel that our determination to resign from the Congress in assist of Azad was a blunder,” Chand, flanked by the leaders and activists, advised reporters right here.
He mentioned they’ve a protracted affiliation with Azad and when he resigned from Congress, “we felt we should stand with our leader and extend moral support to him”.
“The Congress gave me a mandate, made me Congress legislative party leader, speaker and deputy chief minister. We repent our decision today as we feel we betrayed our party, while DAP betrayed us,” Chand mentioned.
Asked about their sacking from the DAP, he mentioned “We haven’t seen such a kind of dictatorship in our decades-long political careers.
Azad rebelled in opposition to the Congress management, arrange a G23 group and even shot letters however he was not sacked by the (Congress) occasion which beliefs in inner democracy.
“We opposed the Pradesh Congress Committee (J&K) president at his behest but the party did not serve us any notice. We were working to strengthen the DAP, the party which is yet to get recognition, and we were accused of anti-party activities and sacked without any intimation,” he mentioned.
Welcoming Azad’s determination, Chand mentioned it had additional strengthened them and they’re getting assist from all throughout Jammu and Kashmir.
“Many extra leaders from Kashmir together with former ministers and legislators from DAP and others are becoming a member of our group to strengthen the secular vote financial institution and work for the restoration of the individuals’s rights together with the particular standing underneath Article 370 of the structure and statehood.
“Restoration of pre-August 5, 2019 status to Jammu and Kashmir is the popular demand of the people from both the regions of Jammu and Kashmir,” he mentioned.
Without naming Azad, he mentioned a “big leader” is saying that it can’t be restored however “we wish to inform him that nothing is inconceivable.
It is the favored demand of each areas and we enchantment to the Prime Minister to just accept this demand and restore our id.
He is the Prime Minister of the entire nation and may hear the voices of J&Okay.
Chand mentioned he had loved good pleasant relations with all events as he didn’t think about any occasion “untouchable”.
“We are secular and will die as a secular,” he mentioned when requested whether or not he want to be a part of BJP.
“The leaders inclined towards BJP or Congress or any other party should join any of these parties without hoodwinking the public. We have leaders here who are misleading the public and are dividing the secular votes to benefit one particular party,” he mentioned in a veiled assault on the DAP chairman who’s being accused by Congress of working on the behest of BJP.
“We will not betray the public and we won’t play as an ‘A’ or ‘B’ team of any party. We will meet the public and after their consultation, will join a party which is secular and going to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir,” he mentioned.
On Bharat Joda Yatra, he mentioned when National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah and leaders of different secular events expressed their want to hitch the yatra which is supposed to unite the nation, “we should not have any hesitation to be a part of it.
However, he mentioned no one from Congress approached them to date.
