J&K Congress discusses Assembly poll strategy

Srinagar, July 28

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee met here on Sunday to discuss the forthcoming Assembly elections in the Union Territory.

Tariq Hamid Karra, chairman of the committee, said the meeting also addressed whether to contest the Assembly elections in an alliance or not.

“The Political Affairs Committee meeting, which is in progress, has been called to discuss and deliberate the issues pertaining to the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and the issues of people that need to be addressed through the poll manifesto,” he said.

“There was a mood for alliances in the Parliamentary elections. Today, we are discussing whether we should continue the alliance and, if yes, in what form. Some people, who were rejected in the Parliamentary elections, have also approached us. We are deliberating all aspects,” Karra said.

The Congress leader said the party had formed manifesto committees. The committees had been tasked to identify the issues of people that need to be addressed.

“We will be giving guarantees, which are workable. We will not talk about anything that we cannot do. Some people are making promises just for the sake of popularity,” he said.

On the increase in terror attacks in the Jammu region, Karra said it was unfortunate and a matter of concern.

“Tall claims of the government and the LG administration have fallen flat. These attacks in Jammu, which was hitherto militancy-free, are unfortunate and a matter of concern,” he said.

Karra said the government must revisit its policy on how to deal with the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and its people.

“We have been saying this for the past 10 years that jingoism is not going to work. The government needs to revisit its policy,” he said.