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Why are new parties coming up in Kashmir only: Omar Abdullah

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New parties being created to divide Kashmiris: Omar National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Thursday said the emergence of new political parties in Kashmir only was dividing Kashmiri voters.Addressing an election rally in Lolab, Omar said six new political parties came up in the past 15 days in Kashmir but none in Jammu or Ladakh. “I am no one to stop their entry into politics but why only in Kashmir, why not in Jammu and Ladakh?” he said.“They are only dividing the votes of Kashmiris,” he said and challenged the new…

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Article 35A constitutionally vulnerable, hampering J&K’s development: Arun Jaitley

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Finance minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said Article 35A, which restricts non-permanent residents to buy property in Jammu and Kashmir, is “constitutionally vulnerable” and also hampering economic development of the state.The statement comes amidst the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pressing for early elections to the assembly in the state, which is presently under president’s rule. In a blog, Jaitley said the seven-decade history of Jammu and Kashmir confronts “changing India” with several questions. “Was the Nehruvian course, which the state had embarked, a historical blunder or was it the correct course…

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BJP plans to expose ‘Politics of lies, Set aside falsehood and speak the truth’

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The poll campaign of the BJP will focus on exposing the ‘politics of lies’ by the Valley-based parties.The party candidates that filed nominations for the Srinagar and Baramulla Lok Sabha seats said their campaign would revolve around the issues of unemployment and corruption facing the state. “Set aside falsehood and speak the truth…. This will be our agenda. People have seen how much lies the leaders of this place have told them. Exposing the politics of lies will be our main issue besides ending unemployment and corruption,” said BJP candidate…

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Who let RSS enter Kashmir? Mehbooba shedding crocodile tears to gain power: Omar Abdullah

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“Who brought RSS in this state? Who gave permission to the RSS people to take out processions in the cities brandishing guns and swords,” asked Omar Abdullah. National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said it was PDP-BJP government led by Mehbooba Mufti that “let RSS enter the state of Jammu and Kashmir and allowed it to take out processions in cities brandishing guns and swords.” “Who brought RSS in this state? Who gave permission to the RSS people to take out processions in the cities brandishing guns and…

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Omar brought NIA, POTA to JK, gifted seven power projects to GoI: Mehbooba Mufti

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Demands 44 seats for resolving Kashmir issue We created 20,000 chowkidar vacancies for PDP workers before Govt’s fall Allying with BJP was like washing hands with ‘sulphuric acid’ Hurriyat didn’t respond to interlocutor, Home Minister talks Joined hands with BJP to stop my rebel leaders from selling Kashmir’s interests Don’t have a case filed in CBI like a certain leader Spent all my bank balance on last election Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti Sunday accused former chief minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah of bringing NIA…

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It will be an uphill task for BJP to repeat 2014 show in J&K

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Protecting State’s special status and distinct cultural identity will be a campaign issue. An upmarket carpet shop at Srinagar’s Polo View has hanged a placard: ‘I protest any attack on Article 35A (related to J&K state subject rights)”. Such protest banners are more common than any party banner or flag in Srinagar. The shop owner Nazeer Ahmad, 61, who always boycotted elections in the Valley since the 1990s, says he’s closely watching the developments taking place ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “I may not vote again but I…

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Congress, National Conference forge alliance for Lok Sabha polls

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The National Conference and Congress on Wednesday sealed an alliance for three Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir and decided to go for friendly contests on three other seats. The state sends six MPs to the Lok Sabha. The Congress will not field any candidate against NC president Farooq Abdullah from Srinagar while the regional party left the seats of Jammu and Udhampur for the Congress. Leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad and chairperson coordination committee for elections, Ambika Soni arrived in Jammu on Wednesday…

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Against recent constitutional amendments, HC issues notice to Centre, J&K Govt

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The High Court Monday asked the government of India and the Jammu and Kashmir government to respond to a plea against two constitutional amendments extended to the state vis-à-vis reservation in promotion for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, and reservation for economically-weaker sections of the society in the state. A bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal issued notice to the union home ministry, union ministry of law and justice, union cabinet through cabinet secretary and state of J&K, through its chief secretary, seeking their response to the petition by April 16.…

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PDP, BJP still in alliance in J&K: National Conference

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National Conference on Wednesday lashed out at Peoples Democratic Party saying that the party was still in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and hand-in-glove to influence the polls by “deceit and deception.”Senior National Conference (NC) leaders, in a joint statement, said: “We have credible information about PDP soliciting the advice and direction of the BJP for fielding candidates, convenient to it, for Jammu-Poonch and Kathua-Udhampur parliamentary constituencies to facilitate division of anti-BJP votes in order to ensuring the victory of BJP candidates.” The NC leaders said that the…

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The surgical​ strike was done for sole purpose of winning LS polls: Farooq Abdullah

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National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Monday made serious allegations against the BJP-led government, saying it ordered the air strike in Pakistan’s Balakot with the “sole purpose” of winning Lok Sabha elections.The Srinagar MP alleged the BJP has “failed” on all fronts and it was apprehended that there would be a fight or skirmish with Pakistan before the polls so that Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes some kind of an “avatar” without whom India cannot survive. “This surgical strike (air strike) was done only for the purpose of election…totally for…

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