GN Azad starts new political innings, Says people will decide party name

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New Delhi, Sept 4, 2022: Ghulam Nabi Azad today started a new political journey, a week following a four- decade association. Addressing a rally in Jammu, He said the people will decide the name and flag of his new party.

Addressing his supporters at the Sainik Ground in Jammu, Mr Azad said he stands with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The 73-year-old, a former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, had last week said he will launch a new party soon. The first unit, he said, will be in Jammu and Kashmir where polls are due.

Visuals from the rally showed a huge crowd greeting the former Chief Minister as he approached the venue. Mr Azad leaned out of his car to wave to the supporters. At the rally venue, he met his supporters and associates on the dais before taking the podium.

"I have not decided upon a name for my party yet. The people of Jammu and Kashmir will decide the name and the flag for the party. I’ll give a Hindustani name to my party that everyone can understand," he told the meeting.

The 73-year-old leader quit the Congress days after he rejected a post in the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, saying his recommendations for appointments had been ignored. His exit prompted a mass exodus of Congress leaders from the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit.