Ghulam Nabi Azad Elected Chairman Of Democratic Azad Party

Former Chief Minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state Ghulam Nabi Azad has been elected the chairman of his newly formed Democratic Azad Party (DAP), a party lead🎀er said on Saturday.

A resolution to this effect was passed at a founder members session, which was held both in Jammu and Srinagar, the leader said, adding the decision was un🐟animous.

Azad, 73, who quit the Congress on August 26, launched DAP in Jammu on September 26 with the support of  dozens of former ministers, ex-legislators and other prominent leaders, majority of whom also resigned from𓆉 the Congress in his support.

They include former deputy chief minister Tara Chand, former ministers Peerzada Mohd Sayeed, Taj Mohiuddin,🔴 G M Saroori, R S Chib, Jugal Kishore, Majid Wani and Manohar Lal Sh🌠arma among others.

Azad said that he will fight to restore the statehood of Jammu & Kashmir and the rights of its people. "The first right on the land of Jammu and Kashmir and jobs is that of our people and it's my foremost priority to fight to give my peopl𝓰e their right," Azad said.  

He added that his party will focus on the restoration of full statehood, and right to land and employment to those with native domicile. In another rally in Udhampur, Azad said that he will now start on the “unfinished work” which he could not do as chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, when some people withdrew support from his (Congress-PDP) governmen🏅t.

Why did the veteran politician quit Congress?

Azad quit Congress after being associated with the party for five decades. In his resignation letter, he had blasted Rahul Gandhi for beiဣng childish and immature. He had also said that a coterie of sycophants of Rahul run the party and senior leaders are sidelཧined.

(With PTI Inputs)