April 21, 2024 | Kashmir POST

Mehbooba Mufti Urges Congress to Reconsider Alliance with Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference

April 21, 2024 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti said that Congress should rethink their support to the National Conference after Chaudhary Mohammad Akram equated the former with the BJP PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday (April 21) said that Congress should think about their support to the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir after the leader of the latter Chaudhary Mohammad Akram equated the grand old party with the BJP. “Chaudhary Akram could not have said anything worse than equating the Congress with the BJP while joining the National Conference. He said that there was no…

Amit Shah Highlights BJP’s Major Achievements: Abolition of Article 370, Ram Mandir, CAA Implementation

April 21, 2024 Editor

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the people gave BJP full majority in 2014 and 2019 election, and they used that to abolish Article 370, build Ram Mandir, implement CAA and give 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Addressing the Vijay Sankalp Mahasammelan here today, Amit Shah said, “You gave us full majority in 2014 and 2019, we used the majority to abolish 370, build the temple at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, implement CAA and give 33% reservation to women in Lok…

Mehbooba Vows to Reclaim ‘Snatched’ Rights in Kashmir

April 21, 2024 Editor

Stating that change is possible even in the darkest of times, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said she would strive to reclaim the “plundered rights of Jammu and Kashmir”. The senior leader, who is contesting from the Anatnag-Rajouri constituency, said that the Central government had on August 5, 2019, abrogated Articles 370 and 35A, “downgrading” the state of J&K into two UTs. “I promise you that we will get back whatever was snatched away from us post August 5, 2019. However, it is imperative for us to remain…

Internal Discussions On in BJP Regarding Backing Candidates for Three Seats In Kashmir: Hardeep Singh Puri

April 21, 2024 Editor

The BJP is not leaving any ground and the “best of the people” are discussing the matter on supporting candidates in the three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir valley, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday. Speaking at Viksit Bharat ambssadors’ meet here, Puri said the 2024 general elections would produce a victory in favour of development so that the country moves forward to another significant chapter in the realisation of a ‘Viksit Bharat’. Asked about the BJP’s expectations from the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the minister said, “The…

Srinagar PDP Candidate Urges Voters: Treat Lok Sabha Poll as Referendum

April 21, 2024 Editor

The Peoples Democratic Party’s Srinagar candidate on Saturday appealed to Kashmir’s youngsters to consider the Lok Sabha election as a “referendum” to send to New Delhi a message about their “dissatisfaction” with the Centre’s decisions post August 2019. Waheed Parra, who is also the youth wing chief of the PDP, said there is a need to send a message “that you [New Delhi] should not accept the silence of Kashmir as its acceptance”. He told reporters during an election campaign at HMT in the city’s outskirts, “I think the main…

JK BJP Explains Decision: Not Contesting Three Kashmir LS Seats

April 21, 2024 Editor

Facing criticism for not putting up candidates on the three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir valley, Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Saturday said sometimes “decisions are made to achieve a big goal” and the BJP is supporting “patriotic” parties. Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina said the party is finalising its strategy under the leadership of national president J P Nadda on the three seats of Anantnag-Rajouri, Srinagar and Baramulla on providing support to the contesting candidates as he requested people to reject the Congress, National Conference and…