Cong group on J-K arrives in Jammu, hold marathon discussions

JAMMU: Nearly five months since its formation, the policy and planning group of the Congress on Jammu and Kashmir, headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today held closed-door discussions with the leaders of the Congress and other oppositions parties.

Nearly 20 delegations representing cross-section of the society also met with the group, which included former Union Ministers P Chidambaram, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ambika Soni, that arrived here today on a maiden two-day visit.

The former PM arrived nearly an hour after Chidambaram, Azad and Soni drove to the convention centre here around noon and immediately chaired the executive meeting of the party leaders, including MLAs and MLCs.

“The panel acquainted themselves with the broader party view on the overall security and political situation in the State,” chief spokesperson of State Congress unit Ravinder Sharma told reporters. (AGENCIES)