New Delhi, July 29: Senior Congress leaders on Tuesday spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in a bid to persuade him not to insist on his resignation in the wake of allegations levelled by a PDP leader.
Union Minister and Congress in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir Prithviraj Chavan also spoke to Mr. Omar asking him not to take any precipitate action.
Mr. Chavan said the Chief Minister was hurt because it involved personal honour and reputation. It was important for him to clear the blot on his reputation.
State PCC Chief Saif-ud-din Soz, whose party is in coalition with the National Conference in the state, met Mr. Chavan and discussed the situation arising after Mr. Omar’s decision.
Mr. Chavan regretted that politics had come to such a low level that allegations of this nature were being levelled without any responsibility.
Congress sources said the Chief Minister’s letter was a sort of a conditional resignation and it was up to the Governor to accept or reject it.
–PTI