Still in NC, but ready to make any sacrifice for Jammu: Rana

Jammu, October 4

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Amid speculation that he is going to resign from the National Conference (NC), its Jammu provincial president Devender Singh Rana on Monday said he had not submitted his resignation, but could make any sacrifice in the interests of Jammu region and its people.

He appealed to all political parties of Jammu region, including the BJP, to unite and adopt the Jammu declaration to safeguard the interests of the region like the people in Kashmir and Ladakh stood up above their political and religious affiliations and took a stand on the issues concerning their regions.

“I have not submitted my resignation so far. I am still the provincial president of the J&K National Conference. Whatever I do, I will brief you,” Rana said at his residence here.

Rana, a former MLA, was reacting to the reports that he was about to resign from the party post which he had taken in 2011 after relinquishing as political advisor to then CM Omar Abdullah.

Several leaders of different political parties, including former minister Choudhary Lal Singh who heads the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DWSP) and is campaigning for a separate state of Jammu, met him during the day. “It is my responsibility to welcome anyone whether a brother, a friend or a guest who visits my residence… I have requested the BJP, Congress, PDP, NC and National Panthers Party some nine months back to come together for Jammu declaration.” — PTI