STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Senior leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Monday filed nomination papers proposing the name of Rahul Gandhi for the election to the post of Congress President.
The top leaders of JKPCC including legislatures and PCC functionaries led by President JKPCC G.A Mir met the AICC Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi at Congress Headquarters New Delhi on Monday and submitted two sets of proposal each signed by 10 PCC senior leaders (newly elected PCC Delegates from J&K) proposing his name (Rahul Gandhi) as a candidate for the post of Congress President. Rahul Gandhi accepted the proposal, proposing his candidature and filed the nomination papers.
Later the leaders submitted the two set of nomination papers proposal to the Chairman Central Election Authority, Mullappally Ramachandran, MP.
Those who submitted the proposal include Tariq Hameed Kara- Ex-MP, N Rigzin Jora CLP Leader, Tara Chand Ex-Dy CM, P Namgial Ex-MP, PCC Vice-Presidents G.M Saroori – MLA , Haji Abdul Rasheed MLA and G.N Monga- MLC, former Ministers Taj Mohi-ud-Din and M.S Niaz, Dy CLP Leader Aijaz Ahmed Khan, Treasurer K.K Amla, Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, MLAs Vikar Rasool Wani and Asgar Ali Karblai, Th Balbir Singh MLC and State Mahila Congress President Indu Pawar.
Other signatories who too had signed nomination papers included Former PCC Presidents Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed and Senior Vice-President PCC, Sham Lal Sharma.