Srinagar, June 5 (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister and president of the ruling National Conference (NC), Farooq Abdullah, said on Friday that his party will attend the INDIA Bloc meeting being held in Delhi on June 8. Talking to reporters at the Hazratbal shrine after Friday prayers, Abdullah said, “The meeting is going to take place. Omar or I, one of us will go. Obviously, we are part of that. We will be there.”Replying to a question about Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader …
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Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) During their daylong meeting here on Wednesday, the ruling National Conference (NC) legislators, led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, decided to hold a protest on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament in New Delhi for the restoration of statehood and other constitutional guarantees to J&K. NC ministers, MPs, MLAs, and ruling party allies held day-long discussions at the Dachigam National Park on the outskirts of Srinagar.NC ministers, MPs, and MLAs led by…
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday travelled by bus with his party, National Conference ministers and legislators, to Dachigam National Park for a day-long review of the UT government’s performance since assuming office nearly 19 months ago.Omar Abdullah, while sharing the information, wrote on his X handle, “We are off for an off-site to spend the day taking stock of the last 19 months – the good, the not so good & everything in between”.He also dispelled …
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) Two political rivals in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling National Conference (NC) are now ironically talking to each other through social media rather than engaging in any serious brainstorming to forge political unity.The debate was set in motion by former J&K Chief Minister and PDP president, Mehbooba Mufti by first writing a letter to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seeking an appointment to discuss political un…
Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday dismissed speculation surrounding a meeting of National Conference (NC) MLAs convened by him on June 3.Omar Abdullah was reacting to speculation about the meeting, with some political observers and opponents attaching extraordinary significance to it and suggesting that something “big” was in the offing.Taking a swipe at political opponents and commentators speculating about the purpose and outcome of the meeting wi…
Srinagar, May 15 (IANS) Some leaders and workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were detained by police on Friday in order to foil their protest march to the high security residence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, against the sale of liquor in the Valley.Some leaders and workers of the BJP assembled in the Ram Munshi Bagh area of Srinagar and started a protest march towards the high security Gupkar Road residence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, against the sale of liquo…
Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) National Conference President and former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed concern over the growing fuel and gas crisis, warning that continued global tensions, particularly between Iran and the United States, could worsen the situation and severely impact people across the country.Addressing reporters, Abdullah said the current crisis was affecting everyday life and could push the region towards serious difficulties if not addressed in time.”We a…
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched a sharp attack on PM Narendra Modi over his speech in Bengaluru, questioning whether he had spoken as the Prime Minister, the BJP state President, or the Leader of the Opposition in the state. In a press release, Siddaramaiah said the Prime Minister must clarify the “confusion” created in people’s minds about the capacity in which he addressed the gathering on Sunday.Although PM Modi targeted the Congress go…
Srinagar, May 11 (IANS) The X account of Iltija Mufti, the daughter of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has been withheld in India.The platform said that the action has been taken in response to a legal demand. It announced the withholding of Iltija Mufti’s account days after the Cyber Police Kashmir registered an FIR against her following the circulation of a video clip featuring late separatist Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelan…
Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leader in the UT Assembly of playing the “politics of revenge”.Talking to reporters here, Abdullah alleged that the Leader of Opposition (LOP) Sunil Sharma is waiting to somehow get the Chief Minister’s chair in J&K.Replying to a question about the statement made by Sharma that there could be defections in the ruling National Conference (NC), he said: “The LOP should remem…