NEW DELHI: About 21 Leaders /workers from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and from different political parties on Monday joined the Congress in presence of Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge, K C Venugopal, General Secretary (Org.) AICC and Rajani Patil, Incharge J&K.
Earlier on Monday, Lok Sabha Secretariat restored membership of Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday stayed his conviction in the ‘Modi’ surname remark case.
As per the Official sources, the leaders workers joined the Congress including:
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1 Yashpal Kundal, Ex-Minister – two times Legislator from National Panthar Party (NPP). He was the Chief of the SC/ST & OBC Department, AAP Party, J&K. He belongs from scheduled caste (Ravidas community) from Samba.
- Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, former General Secretary, DPAP (two times Congress Legislator, former Vice-Chairman, J&K Handicraft with MoS status, former Vice-President, J&K PCC.
- Naresh K. Gupta, Member, Working Committee, DPAP, Vice-President, DPAP Jammu Province, (two times Congress MLC), former District President, Doda, which is the home district of Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad.
- Sham Lal Bhagat, General Secretary, DPAP (Jammu Province), former Congress MLC (PRIs). He belongs from SC community and also hails from the Doda District.
- Namrata Sharma, former Provincial President, Apni Party (Altaf Bukari), former State Mahila President, AAP, former General Secretary, JKPCC, former Corporator, associated with NSUI, Youth Congress and Mahila Congress.
- Saima Jan, DDC Member, Chadura, Distt. Badgam, former Provincial President, Women Wing, DPAP.
- Shahjehan Dar, DDC Member, former prominent leader of DPAP.
- Prof. (Dr.) Farooq Ahmad (Aga) former Director, SKUAST, former State Chairman, Grievances and District President, AAP.
- Taranjit Singh Toni, DDC member from Sachetgarh (won against the Ex-BJP Minister), former Chairman of AAP Minority Cell of the state, former President, J&K National Conference Youth Wing, former President, Jammu Student Union.
- Gazanfar Ali, a senior retired KAS Officer and worked in various senior positions in J&K Govt. He is a strong influence on the youth and Shia community.
- Santosh Majotra, State Secretary, DPAP, ex-Secretary, JKPCC (three times).
- Rajni Sharma, Provincial Secretary, DPAP,
- Nirmal Singh Mehta, Zonal Secretary, DPAP.
- Madan Lal Chalotra, State Coordinator, APNI Party.
- Hamit Singh Batti Jat Leader (AAP)
- Ramesh Pandotra, Retd. SP., SC Leader AAP.
- Vaid Raj Sharma, AAP Sr. Leader.
- Mandeep Chowdhary, J&K Youth Vice President, AAP
- Nazir Ahmed Auqab, Chairman.
- Maheshvar Vishwakarma.
- Jung Bahadur Sharma, Joint Sec. DPAP.
