Jammu, April 24 -- In a development that has stirred fresh political ripples within the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress, the party high command has appointed Karan Bhagat as National Coordinator of the AICC Scheduled Caste (SC) Department-months after he was "disowned" by the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) over alleged indiscipline.
The appointment, announced through an official communication issued by AICC General Secretary K. C. Venugopal, is being seen as a significant move that has embarrassed the incumbent UT leadership headed by JKPCC president Tariq Hamid Karra.
Notably, on December 11, 2025, the JKPCC had publicly distanced itself from Bhagat, terming his activities "highly objectionable and unauthorised." The party...