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J-K: Karan Singh’s son and ex-PDP leader Vikramaditya Singh joins Congress

Vikramaditya Singh resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party last year, saying it was not possible for him to continue with the PDP which ‘disregarded the demands and aspirations of Jammu region’.

SNS | Srinagar | October 11, 2018 2:44 pm

J-K: Karan Singh’s son and ex-PDP leader Vikramaditya Singh joins Congress

Vikramaditya Singh (File Photo: Twitter | @vikramaditya_JK)

Vikramaditya Singh, former PDP leader and son of Senior Congress Leader Dr Karan Singh on Thursday joined the Congress Party.

The scion of Dogra dynasty, Vikramaditya had resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party last year, saying it was not possible for him to continue with the PDP which “disregarded the demands and aspirations of Jammu region”.

He also resigned from Legislative Council due to serious differences with the coalition government headed by the then Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.

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