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24 NC MLAs demand removal of Omar Abdullah’s four new ministers
The Story in Brief
Twenty-four National Conference MLAs, including 18 who met in person on Friday, 30 October, have demanded the removal of chief minister Omar Abdullah’s adviser Nasir Sogami and the four new ministers inducted during the 27 October cabinet expansion. The MLAs also seek a major reshuffle, accusing Sogami of misleading the party leadership and interfering in organisational work.
A four-member delegation led by senior leader Nazir Ahmed Gurezi and Muzaffar Iqbal Khan will meet party president Farooq Abdullah and chief minister Omar Abdullah to submit a memorandum. The MLAs say they will wait for the leadership’s response before deciding future strategy. The MLAs reaffirmed their commitment to the National Conference and pledged not to leave the party. The cabinet, which now has nine ministers, including the chief minister, is at its maximum strength under the current legal framework.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The two sources agree that National Conference MLAs met on Friday, 30 October to protest the 27 October cabinet expansion, but differ on the scale. The first source (bhaskar.com) puts the number at 24 MLAs, details their specific demands to remove chief minister Omar Abdullah’s adviser and the four new ministers, and reports that the MLAs took a pledge not to leave the party. The second source (tv9hindi.com) cites ‘sources’ for a figure of over 15 MLAs, adds that 11 MLAs had boycotted the swearing-in, and frames the discontent as part of a broader rift, mentioning MP Aga Ruhullah’s possible split on 3 November. The first source leans toward depicting an organised but contained rebellion, the second suggests wider, more serious internal strife.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): bhaskar.com (neutral report), tv9hindi.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
