The Congress on Wednesday formed a Policy-Planning Group for Jammu & Kashmir under the chairmanship of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The group was constituted by AICC president Sonia Gandhi. The group comprising nine leaders, including Singh has been constituted with the aim to hold dialogue with all stakeholders and help in peace building.
The group was constituted after the newly-inducted leader Tariq Hameed Karra urged the party high command to take concrete steps regarding the resolution of Kashmir issue.
Congresss sources said that that the group was formed following the continuation of fragile political and security situation in the Valley.
Besides Manmohan Singh, other eight leaders in the group are senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Karan Singh, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, General Secretary of AICC, Ambika Soni, JKPCC Chief, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Senior Congress leader, Nawang Rigzin Jora, Senior Congress leader and former MP, Tariq Hameed Karra, and senior Congress leader, Shyam lal Sharma.