SRINAGAR : Vice-chairman of district development council Kupwara and Former Congress leader, Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir joined the People’s Conference on Sunday along with his hundreds of workers.
He was welcomed into the party fold by PC Chairman Sajad Gani Lone at his residence today. Senior VP Abdul Gani Vakil was also present on the occasion.
Mir hails from Lolab area of Kupwara district, is currently the vice—chairman District Development Kupwara (DDC). He contested the recently held DDC election as an independent candidate, from Wavoora segment of the Lolab constituency. He polled more than 10,000 votes, the highest in Kashmir valley and won by a margin of more than 5000 votes, the second highest margin victory in the Kashmir valley.
He also contested parliament election from Baramulla consistency on Congress ticket.
His joining will certainly give an edge to the PC in Lolab Assembly constituency and put the party in a dominant position.
Earlier, former MLC, Advocate Murtaza Khan, former parliamentarians Nazir Ahmad Laway and Mir Mohammad Fayaz, DDC Chairman Baramulla, Safina Baig and former Deputy Mayor of Srinagar, Sheikh Mohammad Imran joined peoples conference.
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