Cong decides not to join Ministry in newly formed Govt in J&K

Srinagar, Oct 16 : The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday said that Congress Party has strongly demanded from the Centre to restore Statehood to J&K.

Despite the Prime Minister time and again in public meetings promising the restoration of statehood, it has not been restored to J&K.

“We are unhappy therefore we are not joining the Ministry at the moment,” JKPCC Chief said in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), adding that Congress Party shall continue to fight for restoration of Statehood—(KNO)