Many leaders at the moment or beforehand related to Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Celebration (DPAP) are all set to hitch the Congress, with the talks for the change within the ultimate levels, occasion insiders in know the matter mentioned.
DPAP chairperson Azad mentioned that some leaders who declare they’re leaving DPAP have already left the occasion and even contested elections. (HT File)
They mentioned the distinguished leaders more likely to change embody former meeting members Gulzar Wani and Amin Bhat, and former ministers Taj Mohi-ud-Din and Ghulam Mohammad Saroori. All 4 leaders misplaced within the meeting elections final yr. Whereas Wani and Bhat contested on DPAP tickets, Taj Mohi-ud-Din and Saroori contested as Independents.
J&Okay Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra mentioned the leaders who left Azad have been in contact with them. “We have discussed the issue with the high command and talks are underway. We will make a decision after taking each case into consideration. Due to a busy schedule from both sides, the decision has been delayed,” he added.
DPAP chairperson Azad mentioned that some leaders who declare they’re leaving DPAP have already left the occasion and even contested elections. “I have left Congress forever, and can’t go back to that party,” he mentioned.
Taj Mohi-ud-Din, who was treasurer of the DPAP earlier than the meeting polls, had resigned from the occasion.
All 4 have been distinguished Congress leaders earlier than they joined former J&Okay chief minister Azad’s occasion, fashioned in 2022. The DPAP, which contested the meeting elections on 25 seats final yr, couldn’t open its account. Many of the contestants couldn’t save their safety deposits. The occasion has since been largely inactive, with its leaders going so far as claiming that Ghulam Nabi Azad has ‘lost interest’ in his occasion.
“After getting clearance from the party high command, they will be inducted into the party. They are all former Congress leaders who switched after Azad formed a party. They have realised that it was a waste of time,” mentioned a senior Congress chief, requesting to not be named.
Azad fashioned the DPAP in September 2022, ending his five-decade affiliation with the Congress. The DPAP was eyeing itself as a substitute for regional events such because the Nationwide Convention and the Peoples Democratic Celebration.
The DPAP couldn’t acquire any floor in its two electoral outings, dropping all three seats it contested within the Lok Sabha polls earlier than the meeting elections.