Resign from party posts: Farooq Abdullah to Mustafa Kamal

Srinagar: In a significant political upheaval, President Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Dr. Farooq Abdullah has asked his brother and senior party leader Dr. Mustafa Kamaal to resign immediately as the Additional General Secretary and Chief spokesman of the party. Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that he had to take this difficult decision because Dr. Mustafa Kamaal has been making certain statements which are not in tandem with the policies of the National Conference and are against the Coalition Dharma. Dr. Abdullah said Jammu & Kashmir National Conference is committed to the National Conference – Congress coalition government and its smooth functioning and any indiscipline in this regard within the National Conference will not be tolerated.
Recently, Kamal surprised every one by stating that disgruntled elements within the Army were behind grenade attacks in the city recently and that these were aimed at scuttling moves by the Omar Abdullah government for withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
“ Kamal had been advised to exercise restraint and follow the party policy line on all issues, particularly those pertaining to the policies of the coalition government, relationship with the Congress party, AFSPA and the role of the army,” Abdullah said.