Jammu, September 26
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday named his new political outfit as Democratic Azad Party, a month after breaking ties with the Congress.
He said that the party will be secular, democratic and independent from any influence. Azad announced the name during a press conference in Jammu.
Flag of the party was also launched that has three colours – mustard, white and blue.
Azad, in his first public meeting in Jammu after quitting Congress, had announced to launch of his own political outfit that will focus on the restoration of full statehood.
He had said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir will decide the name and the flag for the party.
He was the chief minister of J-K from 2005 to 2008.
In his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi, he had targeted party leadership, particularly Rahul Gandhi, over the way the party has been run in the past nearly nine years.
