Farooq Abdullah asks Sagar to continue as NC general secretary

Srinagar, Oct 30 (PTI) National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday asked Ali Mohammad Sagar to continue as party general secretary, in an apparent snub to senior party leader Mubarak Gul, who has been sulking after he was overlooked for inclusion in the expanded council of ministers.

     National Conference (NC) appointed Gul, the six-time MLA from the Eidgah seat, as general secretary, replacing Sagar after the latter was inducted into the council of ministers on Tuesday.

     Gul had publicly expressed displeasure over being left out of the council of ministers, and to quell the discontent, the NC president appointed Gul as the party's new general secretary.

     However, as Gul did not take up the party post and remained miffed with the party leadership, Abdullah on Friday asked Sagar to continue discharging the duties as the party's general secretary until further orders.

     "Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah has ordered that Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar shall continue to function as the general secretary of the party until further orders," the party said in a post on X.

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