Jammu, Oct. 12 -- Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Sunday dismissed reports of resignations by ministers and alleged lobbying ahead of a possible Cabinet expansion, asserting that no minister had stepped down and that decisions on ministerial appointments rested with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah.

Rejecting speculation over differences within the ruling National Conference, Choudhary accused sections of the media of spreading misinformation about an impending Cabinet reshuffle and claimed that such reports were creating unnecessary confusion among people.

"No minister has resigned. I am standing at the feet of Mata and saying this. None of us has submitted a r...