Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, arriving in Jammu on Sunday for a series of public meetings ahead of launching his own political party, is likely to place his political mission around safeguarding jobs and land for locals in Jammu & Kashmir, a place where the spectrum ranges from independence to self-rule to greater autonomy.
Sources in the Mr. Azad’s camp said the former Congress leader is likely to depart from the pattern of the regional politics and drift the polity in the Union Territory away from constitutional and pro-Article 370 demands.
“Mr. Azad will focus more on safeguarding jobs and land for locals while announcing his roadmap for J&K. Land and job securities were key provisions to Article 370, too,” a close aide of Mr. Azad said.
