New revelation in J&K makes matters tough for Congress

The death in custody of a National Conference (NC) worker that has cast a shadow on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's already chequered tenure has embarrassed the Congress, a partner in the NC-led government in Jammu and Kashmir. Thus far, the Congress, conscious that the NC is an ally not just in the northern State, but also in Delhi — where Farooq Abdullah is a Cabinet Minister — has maintained its distance from this latest tragic episode: indeed, it has alternately said that “it is an internal matter of that party” and that it would wait for the results of the judicial enquiry to come in before taking a view.

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