J&K minister, who faced flak for floods, resigns

October 25, 2014 11:29

Ahead of announcement of elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress minister Sham Lal Sharma, who has been facing criticism over handling of recent floods, has tendered his resignation from the Omar Abdullah ministry.

Citing alleged sabotage of regularisation of daily wagers as a reason for tendering his resignation, Sharma, who is minister for public health engineering and flood control, met Jammu and Kashmir's Congress Chief Saif-ud-din Soz last night and handed over his resignation.

"I have submitted my resignation to the Prof Saifuddin Soz as the Chief Minister is out of station," Sharma told PTI today.

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