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Rajnath Singh assures permanent solution without compromising Kashmir Identity

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Addressing India TV’s conclave on anti-terrorism, he said that the door for talks with separatists were open though he did not elaborate on the measures being taken to permanently solve the decades-long Kashmir imbroglio. The government is working towards a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue without compromising on the identity of the people there, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday, alluding to fears that the attempts were being made to revoke the special status of the troubled state. Addressing India TV’s conclave on anti-terrorism, he said that the…

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Can’t believe CM, PM’s word counts on special status: Omar Abdullah

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National Conference working president Omar Abdullah on Friday dismissed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given an assurance over securing Article 35A, which guarantees the state special status. Omar in a series of tweets described Mehbooba’s claim as “immaterial” and said “we no longer believe” what the Chief Minister says. “Excuse us if we no longer believe what Mehbooba Mufti says after she comes out from these meetings,” Omar said while commenting on the meeting between Mehbooba and the Prime Minister where she had sought…

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Article 35A is agenda of alliance with NDA, PM gave assurance on alliance: Mehbooba Mufti

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For the “idea of India to accommodate the idea of Jammu & Kashmir”, Article 35A that grants special status to the State “should not” be removed, said the State’s chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reported ANI. She further said that the basis of her PDP’s alliance with the BJP is that the “status quo of 370 has to be maintained”. She added that PM Modi “gave 100% assurance on the agenda of alliance”. Article 370 also accords the State special status.…

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Mehbooba Mufti wants to run with hare, hunt with hounds: Omar Abdullah

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Slams CM’s move to reach out to both New Delhi, parties in Kashmir As the clamour over the possible scrapping of Article 35-A grows in the Kashmir valley, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti of being in a dilemma and said she wanted to “run with the hare and hunt with the hounds”. The National Conference working president in his hard-hitting commentary against Mehbooba said she wanted to “govern with the BJP and opposed their politics with us”. “That is the crux of her…

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Mehbooba Mufti likely to meet PM Modi today in Delhi over Article 35A Row

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today “to seek his help” in defending the special status of the state, a media report said. “Mehbooba Mufti is expected to reach Delhi on Thursday to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support in defending a constitutional provision that bars outsiders from owning property in the state,” reported NDTV.com. The reported meeting comes days after Mehbooba met Opposition National Conference President Farooq Abdullah amid a debate on Article 35-A. Earlier, she had warned…

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Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah discuss ways to protect Article 35A

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Amid growing controversy over the attempts of the revocation of Article 35A, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah at his residence here today. “The CM discussed the current political situation in the state with the NC president,” NC spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu said. Mattu said the significant part of the meeting was taken up discussing ways to protect Article 35A. “Farooq suggested that the CM should consult other parties with an aim to create a wider consensus amongst like-minded parties in this battle to…

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Article 35A and its significance

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Article 35A of the Constitution of India,unknown to the public domain till recent times, has raked up an intense debate in the country. Political narrative has a paradigm shift. Here’s all you want to know about the article: What is Article 35A? Article 35A of the constitution empowers J&K legislature to define state’s “permanent residents” and their special rights and privileges. It was added to the constitution through a presidential order of 1954 with the then J&K government’s concurrence What is its significance to J&K? * Through 1927 and 1932…

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Opposition parties unite against move to ‘Abrogate’ Special Status

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Clamour is growing against the move to abrogate the State subject law with a united Opposition threatening to launch a statewide agitation against the central and the state government, if the Article 35A, a provision of Article 370, is fiddled with. Charu Wali Khan, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, who is settled outside the state, has challenged legality of Article 35-A claiming in her petition to Supreme Court that the said law takes away her “succession rights” away and “disenfranchises her.” This is the second time this provision has…

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Why it’s dangerous for the Centre to tamper with Article 35A?

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The latest trigger for trouble in Jammu & Kashmir involves the Centre’s questioning of a special privilege, accorded to the state by the Indian Constitution. Any misstep with regard to it has the potential to cause an explosion in the valley, already fraught after months of unrest. Recently, a Kashmiri woman called Charu Wali Khan, settled outside the state, challenged the legality of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution that allows J&K to define its “permanent residents”. She claimed in her petition to the Supreme Court that such a law…

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Article 35A abrogation will threaten JK’s existence: Farooq Abdullah

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Opposition National Conference (NC) President and former chief minister, Farooq Abdullah Monday said the existence of Jammu Kashmir would be under threat if Article 35-A was abrogated. Addressing a news conference after chairing a joint meeting of opposition parties at his Gupkar residence in Srinagar, Abdullah said if Article 35-A was abrogated, it would have dangerous consequences for all three regions of the State – Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu. “Besides, it will also have its ramifications on entire country,” he said a day after returning from New Delhi. The meeting…

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