Jammu, Aug. 31 -- The Congress high command has sent a clear signal to its Jammu and Kashmir unit, declaring that any decision on whether the party should join the Omar Abdullah-led government rests solely with the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
Quoting AICC General Secretary in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Syed Naseer Hussain, MP, a Kashmir-based news agency reported that the high command will take a decision on the matter, effectively curbing unilateral assertions by J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hamid Karra.
Karra has repeatedly maintained that the Congress would not join the Council of Ministers until statehood is restored to Jammu and Kashmir. While Dr. Hussain did not directly criticize him, his r...