Srinagar, Nov. 7 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah offered to resign during a meeting with disgruntled National Conference legislators, telling them that if they believed he was unable to run the government, one of them could take over as Chief Minister while he would focus on running the party, two dissident MLAs who attended the meeting said.
The remarks came during a crucial meeting on Friday attended by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and a group of disgruntled legislators, bringing an end to nearly ten days of political uncertainty within the ruling party.
The discontent had surfaced following the Cabinet reshuffle on October 27, with several MLAs expressing resentment over their exclusion fr...