Jammu. Ghulam Nabi Azad, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and recently quit the Congress, has formed the Democratic Azad Party. Azad had severed his more than five-decade-old ties with the Congress on 26 August.
Azad said in the conference that I am starting the Democratic Azad Party (DAP). It is a symbol of democracy and freedom of expression. Our ideology will be based on the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. Azad said the DAP will have no “combat” with any other political party and will focus on “strengthening” peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. More than two dozen prominent Congress leaders, including former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, had resigned from the party in support of Azad. (Language)
