Tarigami, Hakeem and Mir decline Cong invite

Srinagar: With the Congress announcing not to contest against Mohammad

Yousuf Tarigami, Hakim Mohammad Yasin and Ghulam Hassan Mir during the

upcoming elections in the state, the trio on Tuesday welcomed the

decision, stating, we must respect it.

However, the Awami Mutahida Mahaz leaders Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami and

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Hakeem Mohammad Yasin stated that the Congress didnt discuss the

issue with them and that they came to know about the same through the

local dailies.

CPI-M leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that AMM as a political

amalgam is not in alliance with any other political party. We are not

in alliance with any party including Congress. The fact is that

Congress didnt discuss the issue with us before making it public. We

read it from newspapers.

When asked whether AMM is going to field its candidates against the

Congress in the state during the coming elections, Tarigami maintained

that the conglomerate is yet to take final call over the issue. We

are not in hurry. We will select the candidates on merits. The amalgam

leaders will meet after Ramadan and the issue of polls will be

discussed threadbare, Tarigami stated.

He however stated that the Congress decision is not bad. Another

AAM leader and PDF chief Hakeem Mohammad Yasin, against whom Congress

too decided not to nominate candidate, termed the decision not novel

in nature. He stated that from the last three elections, Congress has

not been contesting against him at his home turf Khansahib. Hakeem

maintained further that being the leader of the AAM, the issue will be

discussed in the coming month. Present agriculture minister Ghulam

Hassan Mir when contacted stated that, anyone who respects you must

accept the respect with humbleness.

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