Congress withdraws from Rajya Sabha contest after seat-sharing dispute with NC

PCC PRESIDENT TARIQ HAMEED KARRAANNOUNCED AFTER THE MEETING THAT IT HAS BEEN UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED THATTHE CONGRESS WILLNOTFIELD ITS CANDIDATE FORTHE POLLS.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Exposing sharp differences among the ruling alliance partners, the National Conference (NC) and the Congress, on sharing of seats for the election to the four vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, the latter on Sunday unanimously decided not to contest the polls as the NC offered them an unsafe seat on which the BJP’s position appeared strong.

The decision to keep away from the Rajya Sabha polls was taken in a meeting of the core committee of the Congress in Srinagar.