Nearly 64 Congress leaders from Jammu and Kashmir resigned from the party in Ghulam Nabi Azad’s support on Tuesday. J&K’s former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand was among the leaders who resigned on Tuesday.
Apart from Chand, former ministers including Majid Wani, Dr Manohar Lal Sharma, Chaudhary Gharu Ram and former MLA Thakur Balwan Singh announced their resignations.
Balwan Singh said that they have submitted a joint resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi in support of Azad.