Associated News Bureau

Farooq Abdullah Reaches Out to Mubarak Gul After Cabinet Snub, Appoints Him NC General Secretary

Srinagar, October 27: In a swift political development following his reported displeasure over being left out of the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, National Conference MLA Mubarak Gul has been appointed General Secretary of the party. Minutes after Gul reportedly expressed his resentment over not being included in the Cabinet, NC president Farooq Abdullah reached out to him, in a move aimed at addressing the apparent discontent within the party. Gul’s appointment as General Secretary of the National Conference comes amid political developments surrounding the Cabinet expansion and is being viewed as an organisational responsibility for the senior party leader. ANB