September 21, 2024 | Kashmir POST

Post-Article 370: The Role and Powers of J&K’s Elected Government

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 Editor

Understanding the Powers of the Elected Government in Jammu & Kashmir Post-Article 370 By: Javid Amin Since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has undergone a significant political transformation. The revocation of the state’s special status, combined with the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019, not only bifurcated the state into two Union Territories (UTs) but also redefined the governance structure. As the region prepares for its first Assembly elections post-reorganization, there is widespread curiosity about the scope of authority the newly elected government…

BJP Govt Lacks Muslim Representation, Calls It Anti-Muslim: Omar Abdullah

September 21, 2024 Editor

“Will the BJP seek votes for this? What have they done for us?” he asked. Mendhar/Jammu, Sep 20: National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah Friday criticised the BJP-led government at the Centre dubbing it anti-Muslim and said this is the first government since Independence that does not have a Muslim minister, despite Muslims constituting 14 percent of India’s population. Abdullah countered the BJP’s accusations of the National Conference (NC) being “soft separatists” and questioned why 4000 to 4500 workers, office bearers, MLAs and MLCs from his party were killed…

Rajouri, Poonch, Reasi Gear Up for Phase 2 Polls: BJP’s Muslim Candidates in Focus

September 21, 2024 Editor

Saffron party banking on six Muslim candidates in three districts The BJP is banking on six of its Muslim candidates out of a total of 11 in three districts of the Jammu region where the second phase of the Assembly elections will be held on September 25. The focus of all political parties has now shifted to the crucial second phase of the Assembly elections for which polling will be held in the Pir Panjal region of Rajouri and Poonch, besides Reasi district of the Jammu division. Some constituencies in…

Mehbooba Mufti Defends Abdullahs Amid Pakistan Remark Controversy

September 21, 2024 Editor

Former CM Mehbooba Mufti said if the Abdullah family had implemented the agenda of Pakistan then Jammu and Kashmir would not have been a part of India but a part of Pak or a free territory In a rare defence of rival National Conference (NC) leaders, Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti snubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks about the NC-Congress alliance “implementing Pakistan’s agenda” in Jammu and Kashmir. The former CM said had the Abdullah family implemented the agenda of Pakistan, then the region would not have been a…

Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Condemns Restrictions: Third Consecutive Friday of House Arrest

September 21, 2024 Editor

Srinagar, Sep 20 : Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today strongly condemned his continued undeclared and illegal house arrest preventing him from going to Jama Masjid for the third consecutive Friday to deliver the sermon and offer prayers . Mirwaiz said that it’s strange that while the head of the government claims that he is a “free man “all over media , he is detained ! No reason is given for this infringement to his fundamental right to freedom and liberty. Instead, it is enforced in private and denied in public .…

Battling Ideologies, Not Parties in J&K: Er Rashid

September 21, 2024 Editor

My fight not against NC, PDP but their ideologies: Er Rashid Srinagar, Sep 20 : Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) president Engineer Rashid on Friday said his struggle is against the ideologies of the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), rather than against the parties themselves. He accused these groups of neglecting the Kashmir issue in Delhi. Addressing a public gathering in north Kashmir’s Sopore, Er Rashid, who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Baramulla, said he aims to represent the people’s sentiments. According to the news…