Jammu, Feb. 19 -- The internal divisions within the Jammu and Kashmir Congress have come to the fore as former Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani was conspicuously absent from the party's ongoing campaign in the Chenab region.

Incumbent J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra recently addressed a public meeting in Ramban under the "Himari Riyasat Hamara Haq" campaign, aimed at mounting pressure on the Union Government for the restoration of statehood. However, Wani, a native of Ramban, chose to boycott the event, signaling his growing distance from party affairs.

Wani's absence is being seen as a direct result of his discontent following his removal as J&K Congress chief on August 16, 2024.

Since stepping down, he...