New Delhi, Dec 18: The much awaited co-ordination committee to monitor implementation of Common Minimum Programme of coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be announced soon with state Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad as its chairman. Informed sources said the proposed co-ordination committee would have two members each from Congress and Peoples' Democratic Party and a member each from CPM-led Democratic People's Forum and Panthers' Party.
The sources said that while Congress was still to decide on the name of second member besides Azad, PDP was likely to put forward the names of its party vice presidents Mehbooba Mufti and Muzzafar Hussain Beig.
From the DPF, an alliance of CPM and independent MLAs, Mohammed Yusouf Tarigami was to be nominated for the co-ordination committee, while Panthers' Party chief Bhim Singh, with four MLAs, would be representing his party, the sources said.
They said the state Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed had discussed the issue with the Congress president Sonia Gandhi during his recent visit here.
The alliance partners had agreed on October 26 to set up a coordination committee which would monitor implementation of the Common Minimum Programme adopted by the political parties.
Meanwhile, the much awaited cabinet reshuffle of the state cabinet has been deferred for sometime as the discussion between Sayeed and Gandhi remained inconclusive because of the Gujarat elections. Bureau Report