Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 5: All former loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad, who were recently expelled from the Democratic Azad Party (DAP), are likely to rejoin Congress in New Delhi on Friday.
Highly placed sources said that except for Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma, all former loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad have reached New Delhi to rejoin the Congress party in presence of senior leaders.
Although Dr. Sharma was expelled with former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and Thakur Balwan Singh from the DAP, he has decided not to rejoin the Congress.
“The two-time MLA from Billawar and former minister Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma is exploring other possibilities before taking any decision to rejoin the Congress party”, sources said.
As reported earlier by the Early Times, serious differences cropped up between Tara Chand and Dr. Manohar Lal over the future course of action. Highly placed sources said that Tara Chand and Dr. Manohar Lal are not on the same page to rejoin the Congress party in the prevailing situation. “While the former Deputy Chief Minister is in a hurry to rejoin the Congress party without any terms and conditions, Dr. Manohar Lal, who is a mass-based leader of Kathua district, is of the view to wait some time before taking any final decision”, sources said. As reported earlier, Ghulam Nabi Azad has expelled Tara Chand, Dr. Manohar Lal, and Thakur Balwan Singh from the DAP with immediate effect for anti-party activities on December 22.
Highly placed sources said the trio was in touch with Congress leaders and they were luring other leaders of the DAP to rejoin the Congress party.
“They have already finalized their terms and conditions with the Congress high command to rejoin the party. At the behest of the Congress's top leaders, they were trying to convince other potential leaders of the DAP to rejoin the Congress party”, sources said. |
