J&K Congress leaders write to Sonia Gandhi seeking removal of JKPCC chief Ghulam Mir

A serious tug-of-war has started in Jammu and Kashmir Congress unit regarding change of president in former state and w UT. Party sources close to Republic Media Network said that JKPCC, Vice-president Ghulam Nabi Monga along with ten party leers have shot a written communication to party President, Sonia Gandhi seeking removal of incumbent president, Ghulam Ahmed Mir from party position.

Sources furr ded that ar letter has been sent to party high command (Sonia Gandhi) by a group of former Congress legislators seeking removal of Ahmed Mir as party president post. “Leers have clearly mentioned in se letters that if Ahmed Mir is t removed immediately, party should be rey to receive more resignations from its workers both in Jammu and Kashmir,” said sources.

Pertinently, Ghulam Ahmed Mir has described revocation of constitutional provision as “worst-ever decision" and demanded that J&K’s statehood with constitutional guarantees be restored. “J&K h got special status and that should be restored. We want it back. J&K parties should be consulted and taken into confidence on what kind of constitutional guarantees should be provided to J&K,” Mir h said.

Mir on number of occasions h accused BJP-led government at Centre of destroying state by unilaterally abrogating provisions of Article 370 and bifurcating it into two union territories. 

"It was done in an undemocratic and unconstitutional manner under a conspiracy to destroy our beautiful state which has its own identity before independence of country and became part of India like or states post-independence," he h said.
On Mar 03, 2015, he was appointed as president of J&K Congress. In 2019, he contested Lok Sabha polls from south Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency, however, National Conference candidate and former High Court judge Hasnain Masoodi won seat defeating nearest Ghulam Ahm Mir of Congress. According to Election Commission website, while Masoodi polled 40,180 votes, Mir got 33,504 votes.

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