Leader from NC join Congress ahead of polls in Inderwal, JK

KISHTWAR, OCTOBER 13: Ahead of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Senior National Conference leader from Inderwal, Chowdhary Mohd Ali on Saturday joined the Indian National Congress in presence of the state party Vice President, G. M Saroori here at Kishtwar.

President Block Congress Committee Bunjwah, Mohd Iqbal Keen, Khalid Hussain Sheikh, Farooq Ahmed Want, Vinod Kumar, Chowdhary Mohd Ishaq, Chowdhary Misroo, Mohammad Ayoob, Jaffer Hussain Zargar, Tanveer Hussain and others were present on the occasion.

Welcoming the Chowdhary Mohd Ali into the party fold, Saroori said it is heartening that the people in sufficient numbers are becoming part of the Congress and reposing their faith in the party's agenda which aims at bringing peace, development and prosperity in the entire state.

Saroori said the Congress through its people-oriented agenda has already laid strong foundations for the state's political and economic stability, which would be further consolidated to realise the objective of inclusive peace, development, dignity and prosperity for people.

Calling for a decisive mandate for Congress in the forthcoming elections, Saroori said the 2018 and 2019 will be turning point in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. People have to again provide legitimacy to the electoral process by voting in large numbers in the coming elections, he said.

"We need to have a stable government under the leadership of Ghulam Nabi Azad to give a new direction to the state," he said, adding that Congress stands out for its performance and credibility and the people have to give it a chance so that it could complete its unfinished agenda of good governance and political resolution.

Saroori expressed confidence in the fact that the new entrants will work tirelessly for the extension of party activities in the region.

Exuding confidence in the leadership of the Congress, Chowdhary Mohd Ali said he has decided to join the party owing to its pro-people and revolutionary policies in Inderwal by Ghulam Mohammad Saroori.

He said Jammu and Kashmir is presently passing through the difficult times and it is only credible leadership of the Congress which not only can ensure the development, peace in the region but will take the state to new heights of development and prosperity.