All independent MLAs supporting NC-led govt also invited; 3 MLAs accuse minister of bias in fund allotment
Umer Maqbool
Srinagar, May 31 : Governance is expected to be the key agenda of a high-level meeting to be chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at his Gupkar residence on June 3, sources revealed.
Sources disclosed to news agency—Kashmir News Observer that apart from NC MLAs, the Chief Minister has also invited all independent MLAs supporting the ruling party.
They confirmed that four independents—Akram Choudhary (MLA Surankote), Dr. Rameshwar Singh (MLA Bani), Muzaffar Iqbal Khan (MLA Thanamandi), and Pyare Lal Sharma (MLA Inderwal)-have also been invited.
According to sources, the functioning of ministers is also likely to be discussed in the meeting.
As reported exclusively by news agency—earlier, the CM’s invitation letter to NC legislators stated that the meeting would deliberate upon “matters of collective importance and issues concerning public welfare.”
Sources disclosed that the meeting comes in the backdrop of simmering discontent among MLAs of a particular region against a minister in the government.
Three MLAs from the region had met the Chief Minister before Eid-ul-Adha, lodging serious complaints against the minister. They accused him of bias in the allotment of projects and funds, alleging that their constituencies were being neglected while the minister’s own constituency was receiving a disproportionate share.
In the NC’s provincial committee meeting held here earlier this month, a legislator from Central Kashmir alleged that the same minister had even threatened to have him expelled from the party after he approached him regarding a development project.
Repeated attempts to seek comments on either the agenda of the June 3 meeting or the allegations against the minister proved futile, as NC leaders claimed that they are unaware about them