Salman Soz out, Congress changes Baramulla candidate

Fields Farooq Mir to test the water

Fields Farooq Mir to test the water

Srinagar, Mar 21 (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Congress Committee has replaced Salman Soz for Baramulla-Kupwara with a new face Haji Farooq Ahmed Mir.
Earlier, Congress had announced the name of Salman Soz for their north Kashmir seat.

“Yes...we have made a rethink and have replaced Salman Soz with Haji Farooq Sb,” PCC president G A Mir told Kashmir News Service (KNS).Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

For rest of the seats, names of candidates will be cleared in coming days, Mir said.

NC has already fielded Akbar Lone for Baramulla-Kupwara, while for PDP Qayoom Wani will contest on the seat. For Jammu-Poonch, NC will not field any candidates as per the pre-poll alliance agreement between the two parties. (KNS) 

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