Srinagar, Nov 14 (KNO): The infighting within the ruling National Conference has once again come out in the open, with party legislator Javid Iqbal Choudhary describing Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary as a “thug.”
As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reacting to an Instagram post questioning his absence from a function attended by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary in Rajouri district, Javid, who represents the Budhal constituency, said that the Deputy Chief Minister did not deserve his presence and went on to call him a "thug."
“The Dy CM is a thug and does not deserve my presence at his functions. My self-respect and the interests of my people come first,” Javid wrote.
The Deputy Chief Minister's handling of the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department has come under sharp criticism from ruling party legislators on several occasions.
During the June 3 meeting at Dachigam, as many as 20 legislators reportedly raised complaints against the Deputy Chief Minister.
In a memorandum submitted to the National Conference leadership, 17 dissident legislators demanded that the Deputy Chief Minister be divested of the R&B portfolio—(KNO)