Srinagar, Nov 05 (KNO): With discontent continuing to simmer within the National Conference over the recent cabinet reshuffle-cum-expansion, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and NC president Dr. Farooq Abdullah are set to hold a meeting with the aggrieved legislators in Srinagar on Friday morning. Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting, the NC legislators held a nearly five-hour meeting that continued till late evening at MLA Justice (retd.) Hasnain Masoodi's residence.
Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Omar Abdullah and Dr. Farooq Abdullah are scheduled to meet the disgruntled legislators on Friday morning at the latter's Gupkar residence.
"Both the Chief Minister and Dr Farooq Abdullah arrived in Srinagar on Thursday afternoon. While Omar Abdullah flew in from Jammu, Dr Farooq Abdullah returned to the Valley from New Delhi," sources disclosed.
The meeting is being viewed as an attempt by the NC leadership to defuse the resentment among MLAs over the recent cabinet reshuffle-cum-expansion.
Ahead of the meeting, the legislators met at the residence of MLA Pampore Justice (retd.) Hasnain Masoodi at Sanat Nagar here this evening to discuss the issues to be raised with the party leadership during Friday’s meeting.
“During the meeting, legislators from Jammu targeted Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary while those from Kashmir demanded replacement of ministers who have completed two years ,” they said, adding that they decided that they will raise all issues outlined by them in a memorandum submitted to the party leadership.
As many as 16 MLAs-15 from National Conference and an independent- were physically present in the meeting which continued till 10:00 pm.
“Four MLAs attended the meeting via virtual mode,” a source disclosed—(KNO)