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PDP may press for concessions from Centre before tie-up

January 14, 2016 Editor

Likely to seek deadline for return of 2 power projects With PDP president Mehbooba Mufti maintaining silence about government formation, a top party leader today gave an indication that the party would seek political and economic concessions before forging an alliance, stating that it would first assess 10 months of performance. Sources said PDP leaders were angry with the BJP for not fulfilling the promises made in the “Agenda of the Alliance”, which included the return of two power projects to the state. The PDP was likely to seek a…

PDP leader opposes continuation of alliance with BJP

January 13, 2016 Editor

PDP leader Tariq Hameed Karra today opposed continuation of the party’s alliance with BJP, claiming it is not acceptable to the people of the state, and batted for formation of the new government headed by Mehbooba Mufti with support of “secular” parties, including Congress. “In the present situation, when there is high sentiment here against the BJP-RSS, the need is to form a government headed by Mehbooba Ji with support and in alliance with secular forces particularly Congress,” said the MP from Srinagar in a statement here. Karra, who had…

Valley enveloped by fog; Leh coldest

January 13, 2016 Editor

Many parts of Kashmir were engulfed in a thick layer of fog this morning even as the minimum temperature went down at most places in the Valley where there is a forecast for isolated rainfall today. A dense layer of fog covered many areas of the Valley, including summer capital Srinagar, affecting visibility as motorists negotiated the roads with caution in the poor light. There was no fog, however, around the airport on the outskirts of the city here and flight operations did not suffer disruptions. “There is no fog…

Mehbooba can’t walk away from an alliance she helped create: Omar Abdullah

January 13, 2016 Editor

The delay in swearing in of Mehbooba Mufti as CM has led to a guessing game on the fate of the PDP-BJP alliance in J&K. Leader of the Opposition, NC’s Omar Abdullah Shares with TOI’s that Mehbooba can hardly walk away from an alliance she helped to create. Q: You tweeted recently where is governance in Kashmir. Is the NC seeking to make political capital in a power vacuum? A: Not at all. The fact is for 48 hours you had in effect a constitutional breakdown.The state government had ceased to…

Power hungry BJP is unnerved by sympathy visit of Sonia Gandhi, says Congress

January 13, 2016 Editor

Rubbishing the allegations of “opportunism” by its political rival, Bhartiya Janata Party, Congress hit out at the latter, saying that “power hungry” BJP is “unnerved” by the visit of Sonia Gandhi to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on the demise of her father and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “BJP is always hungry for power and the party is unnerved by the visit of our respected party president Sonia Gandhi. Sonia ji visited the bereaved family of late Mufti Sahab to sympathise with them at the huge tragedy,” Congress spokesperson…

Karra suggests Mehbooba to leave BJP

January 13, 2016 Editor

‘PDP has lost support by tying up with a communal party’ Senior PDP leader and MP Tariq Hameed Karra Tuesday suggested party president Mehbooba Mufti to form the next government with Congress and other secular forces to stop communal forces from spreading in Kashmir. “A new situation has emerged after the death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. A new combination, a new government can be formed given the situation today. My considered opinion is that she should open up the ways of talking to Congress, which is a secular party. And…

Government urged to install speed governors in commercial vehicles

January 13, 2016 Editor

A member of the National Road Safety Council, Kamaljit Soi, appealed to the state government to install speed governor in all the commercial vehicles of the state. Soi said the India was on the top in the list of accidental deaths despite having less than 7 per cent of vehicles in the world and in J&K the number of road accidental deaths was five times more than the deaths due to terrorism-related incidents. “As per our records about 200 people die in a year in militancy related incidents in J&K…

Coalition with BJP in JK will continue, says PDP

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 Editor

PDP spokesperson Mehboob Beigh said, “The coalition between BJP and PDP to stand. No question of any other option like Congress.” In its first official confirmation, the PDP today has announced that coalition with the BJP will continue in Jammu and Kashmir. PDP spokesperson Mehboob Beg said, “The coalition between BJP and PDP to stand. No question of any other option like Congress.” He also said PDP president Mehbooba Mufti will take oath as the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister anytime after the end of the seven-day official mourning for…

PDP will tie up with Congress or BJP? Mehbooba keeps everyone guessing

January 12, 2016 Editor

Keen to reset terms of coalition, but will not overturn her late father’s last biggest political decision, suspense surrounds government formation in Jammu and Kashmir after Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away. Mehbooba Mufti, who has been almost unanimously picked to be the next chief minister, is in no hurry to form a government. Speaking to the NDTV, sources said that Mehbooba was hurt the way the BJP government at the Centre treated PDP in relation with the release of economic packages. Political circles were teeming with speculations that an alliance between…

Omar rules out unilateral support to PDP in govt formation

January 12, 2016 Editor

As suspense mounted over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah tonight ruled out the party’s unilateral support to PDP from outside in any new dispensation with Congress backing. Omar, a former chief minister who was the late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s predecessor, also regretted the political uncertainty in the state where some people are “fishing in troubled waters” and asserted that an “accountable government” should be in place at the earliest. The state, where PDP is in alliance with BJP, is currently under Governor’s rule. “I…