22/08/2025
Congress appoints former Dy CM Tara Chand to AICC SC Advisory Council
Jammu, 22 August: The Indian National Congress has appointed senior leader, three-time legislator, and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Tara Chand, as a Member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) SC Advisory Council.
The high-profile national-level Advisory Council includes eminent leaders such as former Speaker of the Lok Sabha Smt. Meira Kumar, former Union Home Minister Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, several former Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, and PCC Presidents from across the country.
The appointment of Shri Tara Chand has been widely hailed by the leaders of the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), who termed it a significant move to further strengthen the Congress party at the grassroots level in J&K.
Shri Tara Chand, a three-time MLA from the border constituency of Chhamb, has served the party and the state in several key roles. He remained the Leader of the Congress Legislative Party in 1996, served as Speaker of the J&K Legislative Assembly, and later as the Deputy Chief Minister in 2008. His long political career has been marked by dedication to public service and strengthening democratic institutions.
Earlier, the Congress Party also entrusted him with the responsibility as Chairman of the Campaign Committee for J&K, where he played a vital role in mobilizing support and energizing the cadre base of the party.
Welcoming the appointment, senior Congress leaders in J&K expressed confidence that Shri Tara Chand’s inclusion in the AICC Advisory Council will give a strong voice to the aspirations of the people of Jammu & Kashmir at the national level and contribute significantly to the party’s organizational revival.