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Party : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
State : Jammu and Kashmir
Year of Foundation : 1932
Current Leader : Omar Abdullah

Home Page : jknc.in

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Jammu and Kashmir National Conference :

** The people’s movement against the Dogra Rule culminates in the formation of Muslim Conference.

Party Symbol : Plough

** The first session is presided over by Sheri Kashmir on October 14, 15 & 16, 1932.
** To ensure a wider representation of all the communities and ethnic minorities, the party decides to give the movement a secular flavor and on June 10-11 1939 Muslim Conference is rechristened as National Conference.

The party has a separate constitution that guarantees inner democracy to strengthen a democratic system.
The composition of various units is amply pronounced as follows:
Basic Committees: Each mohalla and village to have a committee
Halqa Committees: Halqa Committees to be constituted in urban areas with a population of 10 to 15 thousand and in rural for populations of 7 to 10 thousand. There are provisions for Municipal wards and mountainous areas and the Central Executive has the powers to carve out a halqa wherever it considers necessary.
Associate Bodies: Organized labour, artisans, students, women, professionals and those organizations that the Central Executive grants recognition to can be associated.
Block Committees: Each administrative Block or Constituency has is covered by a Block Committee.
Zonal Committees: Can be constituted under Art 4.
Provincial Committees: All the three region of the state have a provincial Committee.

Membership:

** It is open to any state subject who has unflinching faith in the programme and policies of NC.
** A basic member is eligible to contest for any party post.
** Every state subject who has attained the age of 18 or more and has faith in the Programme of the party can seek membership against a fee of Rs.2 Membership cannot be issued to members known to belong to any other party.
** This does not apply to associate members endorsing the constitution of the party.
** Under Art.VII the General Council is composed of elected delegates at a ration of 1/10 from each zone.
** A delegate has to deposit a prescribed delegate fees.

ELECTION BOARD:
** For the purpose of the elections, the president will nominate an Election Board with strength of 7 to 11 members.
** This Board will supervise the entire election process and devise a schedule about the dates.
** The General Secretary will be its convener.

CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE:
** The CEC will nominate this committee out of its members comprising of a minimum of 5 members.
** The CC will investigate allegations received against members or office bearers and submit its findings to the CEC.

SPECIAL FUND:
** If any unit of the party desires to raise funds other than the annual membership or Annual session, an authorization from the President will be obligatory.
** Details of such receipts shall have to be provided to the CEC.
** Whenever such an authorization for special fund is given distribution will remain the same as the membership fund. Blocks/ Halqas raising such funds shall have to make the details public All such funds shall have to be properly scrutinized and recorded in respective accounts.
** Expenditure of such Funds shall need the prior approval of the CEC No special fund will be allowed after the specified period is over and any violation of the CEC direction in this regard will be considered unlawful.

THE FLAG:
The party flag will be RED and have a White Plough in the middle. The dimensions will be 3×5

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: The official language of the party will be Urdu.

NATIONAL SONG: Lahra Aey Kashmir Ke Jandey

AMENDMENTS: The Gen Council will have powers to make necessary amendments, deletions or additions in the Constitution and will be subject to endorsement at the Annual session after which they will become part of the Constitution.