Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Jan 9: A delegation of Congress party from the State led by senior leader and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today called on All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi and discussed latest political scenario in Jammu and Kashmir and also the future strategy.
The delegation of the State Congress comprises of senior Congress leader and MLA from Sopore, Haji Abdul Rashid Dar and spokesperson & JKPCC secretary Salman Nizami.
Sonia Gandhi during discussion with visiting delegation reiterated to resolve that Congress would continue to remain in the service of the people of J&K to promote their overall development, peace and progress.
She also emphasized that Congress would continue to serve the people of J&K State to its best capacity and continue to fight divisive forces who wants to divide the people on religion and regional bases.
Reacting to the party performance in recently held assembly election, she said that the party should have a distinctive identity at the grassroots level to make it the party of the future in J&K. She advised the party leaders to remain in touch with the people and strengthen the party at grass- root level by taking the people on board.
Later, the delegation met Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad and AICC general secretary and in-charge Jammu and Kashmir, Ambika Soni and discussed various issues pertaining to the strengthening of Congress party in the State.