PAC chairman resigns; 4 contesting candidates quit after assembly polls

Srinagar: The Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) surprised everyone in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections when its founder, Engineer Rashid, won the Baramulla seat by defeating two stalwarts of Kashmir politics. Barely one and a half years down the line , the party is now in turmoil, with leaders quitting one after another.

The party, which had positioned itself as an alternative in Kashmir politics following its spectacular 2024 Lok Sabha win, is imploding, with its Political Affairs Committee (PAC) chairman Ishtiyaq Qadri publicly announcing his resignation.

“I am not only resigning from the position of AIP’s Political Affairs Committee chairman but also from its basic membership,” Qadri said in a video message.

He said they fo

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