Jammu, April 5 -- A senior Congress leader and former minister may face disciplinary action for allegedly backing party workers who protested outside the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi on Friday. According to reliable party sources, the Congress high command has taken a dim view of the demonstration, during which workers demanded the ouster of J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra and AICC general secretary Ghulam Hassan Mir.

Sources told The Early Times that the protesters were known supporters of the senior leader, who had previously protected and promoted them during his tenure in a key position.

"The workers involved in Friday's protest have been actively posting anti-party content on a dedicated social ...