Amidst the ongoing anger and dissatisfaction within the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah has taken a big step. Amidst the increasing distance between party MLAs and questions being raised on the functioning of the government, a plan has now been made to link the MLAs with the ministers. For this, Farooq Abdullah has written a letter to NC MLAs asking them to give the names of ministers of their choice within two weeks.
Tezzbuzz Desk In the letter sent by Farooq Abdullah, it has been said that in the recent meeting held with some MLAs of the party, it was decided that informal advisory groups of MLAs will be formed with each member of the Council of Ministers. The MLAs included in these groups will act as a bridge between the party and the government.
According to the letter, the concerned minister will hold regular meetings with his advisory group MLAs. In these meetings, they will be informed about the major schemes of the departments, policy decisions and progress in government work. That is, efforts will be made to directly connect the MLAs with the decisions of the government and the activities of the departments.
Another important thing has been said in the letter. According to this, each MLA will be able to be a part of maximum two advisory groups. Farooq Abdullah has asked the MLAs to write down the names of three ministers of their choice in order of priority, so that advisory groups can be formed as per their choice.
After receiving priorities from all the MLAs, the list of these groups will be prepared and notified. Instructions have been given to complete this entire process within two weeks.
It is noteworthy that after the recent cabinet expansion in the National Conference, dissatisfaction had come to the fore within the party. Many MLAs were said to be angry about their representation in the cabinet and their role in the government. Amidst the news of frequent meetings of MLAs and presenting their demands before the leadership, this letter of Farooq Abdullah is now being considered very important.
Politically, this initiative is being seen as an attempt to connect the party MLAs with the government, increase their participation and establish better coordination between the organization and the government. Now it has to be seen how much this system of forming advisory groups with ministers is able to satisfy the angry NC MLAs and how successful it is in reducing the ongoing tussle within the party.