Karra boycotts Swearing-In, Congress says ‘unholy’ alliance

Even as the nearly three-month stalemate on government formation has come to an end, the ruling party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is mired in fresh controversy with Member of Parliament Tariq Karra questioning the induction of some senior leaders in the Council of Ministers by Mehbooba Mufti. Karra boycotted the oath-taking ceremony and has sought removal of three senior leaders Haseeb Drabu, Altaf Bukhari and Naeem Akhtar. He blamed them for being in the “forefront” of a “coup” against Mehbooba Mufti when the latter was negotiating the re-alliance with the…

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