Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ambika Soni to Attend First J&K Congress Executive Meet Since Article 370 Nullification

Senior
Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ambika Soni will arrive here on Thursday
to take stock of the political and security situation in the new Union
Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the party said on Monday.

During their
two-day visit, the leaders will attend a meeting of the Pradesh Congress
Committee (PCC) executive on January 17 to discuss current political
developments and the future road map for the party, the Congress said in a
statement here.

Azad, the
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and a former chief minister of Jammu and
Kashmir, and Congress General Secretary in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir party
affairs Soni will interact with senior party functionaries, including former
ministers and legislators, “to take stock of current political and
security scenario,” it said.