Azad quits hours after named as Cong’s J&K campaign committee head

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad quit as J&K campaign committee head after being named by the party and has conveyed his decision to the party leadership, sources close to him said. However, there is no official word from both sides.
Azad’s resignation has come to surprise for many in the party as it was considered that he was consulted in the key appointments and was active in party forums. He even took part in Congress Gaurav Yatra on Monday and had addressed a press conference when Sonia Gandhi was called to ED.
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He is one of the prominent leaders of the party G-23 group which demanded sweeping reforms in the party.
The issue comes to the fore when the party is to begin the process of electing a new president.
The party has appointed the office bearers of the J&K state unit, in which Vikar Rasul Wani was made the state president.