Srinagar, Jan 20: Reflecting a further deepening of internal bickering in the state unit of the Congress Committee, three senior functionaries of the party have turned against the state president, Prof Saif-ud-din Soz, by accusing him of ‘promoting factionalism and weakening the coalition through what they called ‘unfounded statements’.
Speaking at a meting, the trio, who include the chief of J&K Seva Dal, Balwinder Singh Sambyal, the chairman of J&K AAKS, Pawan Raina, and the state secretary, National Students Union of India, Abishek Koushal, passed a resolution for AICC chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
A statement of Seva Dal said the resolution was reflective and explanatory of sentiments and aspiration of the party and other frontal organizations across the state.
They accused the PCC president, Saif-ud-din Soz, of running the party with his own selected coterie having no mass base.
“No meeting of PCC executives has ever taken place since the president took the charge”, they said. The leaders condemned the statements against senior leaders by what they called as ‘non-entities’ in Mahila Wing and NSUI, the statement said.
It said the leaders were critical of the endorsement to autonomy demand by PCC president without debating it. They appealed Sonia Gandhi for her immediate attention to save party from further damage.

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