Srinagar, Aug 27: AICC General Secretary in-charge for Jammu & Kashmir, Dr. Syed Naseer Hussain, on Thursday said that the party has not taken any decision yet on joining the Council of Ministers in J&K.
Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Dr. Hussain said that no decision has been taken so far on the issue.
As exclusively reported by KNO on Wednesday, the National Conference (NC) has approached Congress with a fresh offer of a berth in the council of ministers.
Sources disclosed that the J&K unit of Congress is not averse to joining the government but is seeking two berths.
They added that the party is open to negotiations on the second berth and would like suitable adjustment for one of its legislators if NC is averse to the demand of cabinet berth.
The J&K unit of the Congress is also pushing for the formation of a coordination committee of alliance partners to ensure the party’s role in the decision-making process.
According to sources, the Congress high command has discussed its terms of joining the government with the NC and is awaiting their response—(KNO)
