Srinagar, July 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Vice President of ruling National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah, on Saturday alleged a conspiracy to break his party and claimed that MLAs were being offered Rs 20-30 crore each and the promise of statehood, to bring down his government.”When offers of money and ministerial posts failed, attempts are now being made behind closed doors to lure our MLAs. I will ensure the BJP cannot make a backdoor entry here,” CM Abdullah said.He …
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Srinagar, July 10 (IANS) Kashmir’s senior religious leader and chief cleric Mirwaiz Maulana Umar Farooq on Friday spurned the request sent to him by former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah to join the Jantar Mantar protest, saying he would join the protest if it was also for the resolution of the Kashmir issue and for the release of incarcerated separatist leaders and youth. In a nutshell, the Mirwaiz in his Friday sermon spurned the offer to join the Jantar Mantar protest by imposing hi…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) As National Conference (NC) President, Farooq Abdullah, reached out to INDIA bloc leaders and other political parties seeking support for the party’s proposed protest demanding the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the BJP on Friday termed the move an attempt to divert attention from the party’s failures and unfulfilled promises. The development comes days after J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, intensified his demand for the restoration of s…
Srinagar, July 8 (IANS) Former Chairperson of District Development Council Baramulla and the wife of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) co-founder Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Safina Baig, on Wednesday joined the National Conference (NC) at the party headquarters here.Safina Baig, who was accompanied by her supporters, joined the party in the presence of NC President Dr Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Minister for Rural Development Javid Ahmad Dar, senior leaders Ali Muhammad Sag…
Srinagar, July 2 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Saifuddin Soz on Thursday urged for the restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, asking the regional parties as well as the Congress to explain the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government that it cannot break the “trust” that a “Muslim-majority state had placed while joining a Hindu-majority country”.The Congress leader, who was among the 117 signatories who wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and …
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister and vice president of the ruling National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah, said on Wednesday that he will expand and reshuffle his cabinet before the proposed protest for statehood restoration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Speaking to reporters here today, Omar said two major political developments are set to take place in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming days. He said the NC is finalising its strategy for the proposed Jantar Mantar protest in New Delhi …
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) With over 100 prominent citizens from India and Pakistan writing a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Shehbaz Sharif, urging an end to continued hostility between the two countries, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, who is among the signatories, on Wednesday said the objective was to strengthen people-to-people contact. Talking to IANS, Jha said: “Our intention has always been consistent, and I have both written and spoken about it clearly….
Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) A ruling National Conference (NC) MLA on Tuesday accused Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, of ganging up with rivals of the NC and breaking the trust of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah.Ruling NC MLA, Javaid Iqbal Choudhary on Tuesday said that Deputy Chief Minister Choudhary has broken the trust of the Chief Minister as well as the public, by joining hands with their party’s rivals after Omar Abdullah had directed him to set right the wrongs in t…
Srinagar, June 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Friday strongly refuted allegations levelled against the National Conference (NC) government by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti, regarding 25,000 alleged backdoor appointments.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the 10th day Muharram procession, which CM Omar joined in Zadibal area on Friday, he accused Mehbooba Mufti and her party of “hypocrisy to remain political relevant”.Dismissing alleg…
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) Lok Sabha member, Engineer Rashid, will get interim bail to observe the ‘Chehlum’ function of his father, Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) spokesperson said on Wednesday. Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) Chief Spokesperson, Inam Un Nabi, said, “As per the earlier orders of the Hon’ble High Court, Member of Parliament from Baramulla, Engineer Rashid will be released tomorrow (Thursday) morning on interim bail for a period of five days to enable him to participate in the Chahlum (40…