{"id":33451,"date":"2026-10-27T19:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=33451"},"modified":"2026-10-27T19:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:06:55","slug":"mubarak-guls-supporters-protest-cabinet-snub-question-nc-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/mubarak-guls-supporters-protest-cabinet-snub-question-nc-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Mubarak Gul\u2019s supporters protest cabinet snub, question NC leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

5-time MLA says Dr Farooq assured him something else<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, Oct 27: Drama and disappointment surrounded the ruling National Conference on Tuesday as party workers protested at its headquarters here in support of senior party leader Mubarak Ahmad Gul following his exclusion from the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet.<\/p>\n

The workers gave the party leadership two days to address their demand for Gul\u2019s induction as a minister.<\/p>\n

The supporters raised slogans at Nawa-i-Subh Complex, questioning the party high command\u2019s decision to leave out the six-time MLA from the Cabinet despite inducting four other legislators into the Omar Abdullah-led government.<\/p>\n

According to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the workers expressed anger over Gul\u2019s exclusion, with many saying they would seek his resignation from the party post if the leadership failed to address their concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cAga Ruhullah\u2019s decision is right, and we will also seek Mubarak Gul\u2019s resignation,\u201d a party worker said during the protest, reflecting the growing discontent over the Cabinet decision.<\/p>\n

The workers said Gul\u2019s political experience and long association with the party deserved recognition.<\/p>\n

One supporter said Omar Abdullah was not as old as Gul\u2019s political experience.<\/p>\n

\u2018Farooq Abdullah has assured me\u2019: Gul<\/p>\n

Later in the evening, Gul urged the workers to give him some time, saying discussions with the party leadership were underway.<\/p>\n

Addressing the workers, he was seen in a video saying that he had spoken individually to National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah and received a special assurance from him. The MLA added that he would share the details with the supporters at an appropriate time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have spoken to Farooq Sahib one-to-one. He has given me a special assurance. When the document comes, I will share it with you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The supporters, meanwhile, remained firm in their demand, saying they would give the National Conference leadership two days to respond. Emotional scenes and sloganeering continued as workers voiced their disappointment over Gul being denied a ministerial berth.<\/p>\n

Party appoints Gul general secretary<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, following the Cabinet expansion, the National Conference leadership appointed Mubarak Gul as the party\u2019s general secretary, succeeding Ali Mohammad Sagar, who was inducted into the Council of Ministers.<\/p>\n

In a special gesture, Dr Abdullah formally seated Gul in the general secretary\u2019s chair at the party headquarters. Photographs shared by the party showed Gul being welcomed and felicitated with garlands by party leaders and workers.<\/p>\n

Later, a meeting of party leaders and functionaries was held under Dr Farooq Abdullah\u2019s chairmanship to discuss organisational matters, the political situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the party\u2019s future course.<\/p>\n

Addressing the gathering, the NC chief reiterated the party\u2019s commitment to democracy, people\u2019s rights, the restoration of Articles 370 and 35A, full statehood and the protection of Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s distinct cultural identity. He expressed confidence that the newly inducted ministers would work for public welfare and development across sectors.<\/p>\n

Gul thanked the leadership for entrusting him with the responsibility of general secretary and said he would work to strengthen the organisation.<\/p>\n

However, the appointment failed to quell the anger among some of his supporters, who continued to insist that the veteran leader deserved a place in the Cabinet.<\/p>\n

\u2018Dropped then, dropped today too\u2019<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, four legislators, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Shamima Firdous, Mir Saifullah and Altaf Ahmad Kaloo, were sworn in as ministers at Lok Bhawan in Srinagar, with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administering the oath of office and secrecy.<\/p>\n

Gul had expressed disappointment over his continued exclusion, telling reporters that he had attended nearly 30 oath-taking ceremonies without being inducted as a minister. \u201cI have attended 30 oath-taking ceremonies till now. Every time I was dropped, and today as well, I am being dropped,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Gul has represented Eidgah in the Legislative Assembly six times\u2014in 1983, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014 and 2024. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5-time MLA says Dr Farooq assured him something else Srinagar, Oct 27: Drama and disappointment surrounded the ruling National Conference on Tuesday as party workers protested at its headquarters here in support of senior party leader Mubarak Ahmad Gul following his exclusion from the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet. The workers gave the party leadership two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33453,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33451\/revisions\/33453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}