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Jamaat-E-Islami J&K: Committed to Democracy, Candidates to Run as Independents Amid Ban

August 27, 2024 Editor

Will follow democratic path even if hurdles created: J&K’s banned Jamaat; Candidates to contest as Independents: Senior member The banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI-JK) is all set to “unanimously” contest the Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir next month after more than 30 years, and will “follow the democratic path, even if hurdles are created,” Jamaat senior member Ghulam Qadir Lone has told . In an interview , Lone, however, admitted that because the ban on the Jamaat remains in place, all candidates will contest as Independents. A senior member of the…

Rahul Gandhi: ‘Running J&K from Delhi Defies Logic, Local Governance is Key’

August 27, 2024 Editor

In a video of his recent visit to Srinagar, the Congress leader talked about the upcoming elections in J&K and mentioned how statehood had been taken away for the first time in Indian history Reiterating the demand for the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said it does not make sense to run J&K from Delhi. Mr. Gandhi made these remarks during an interaction with Kashmiri women during his recent visit to Srinagar, a video of which was released on…

Resignations Shake Up Political Landscape: 2 PDP, 1 BJP DDC Members Step Down Ahead of J&K Polls

August 27, 2024 Editor

Angry over candidate selection for upcoming assembly polls, three district development council (DDC) members in south Kashmir – two from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – resigned from their parties Angry over candidate selection for upcoming assembly polls, three district development council (DDC) members in south Kashmir – two from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – resigned from their parties on Monday. DDC chairperson Shopian Bilquees Bano and member Harmain Abdul Rashid Lone on Monday resigned from the…

NC, PDP Embrace Possibility of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Entry into Jammu & Kashmir Polls

August 26, 2024 Editor

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday banned Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JeI) willingness to contest the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is a good step, but the ban on the organisation should be revoked. “It is a good thing. I want the Government of India to revoke ban on the JeI because if you are not banning communal organisations which are spreading venom in this country, I do not want to name them, those who take out rallies, pelt stones on mosques, lynch Muslims, then why is there a ban on…

Democracy in Action: 14 Candidates File Nominations for Phase-I in J&K

August 25, 2024 Editor

Srinagar, Aug 24: Fourteen candidates officially submitted their nomination papers for Phase-I of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. The nominations were filed on the fourth day of the election process, marking a significant step towards the democratic exercise in the J&K. In Kulgam district, the Damhal Hanjipora constituency saw prominent leaders like Sakeena Itoo from the National Conference (NC) and Abdul Majeed Paddar from the Apni Party (AP) enter the fray. Meanwhile, Nazir Ahmad Laway of the Peoples Conference (PC) filed his papers for the Kulgam constituency, and the Devsar…

PDP Manifesto 2024: Revoking Controversial Laws and Seeking Kashmir Resolution

August 25, 2024 Editor

PDP president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who released the manifesto, threw her weight behind INDIA bloc partners — Congress and National Conference Hardening its stand, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) manifesto on Saturday (August 24, 2024) put the resolution of the Kashmir issue, resumption of India-Pakistan dialogue, revocation of laws like the Public Safety Act (PSA), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Enemy Property Act, along with the restoration of freedom of the press at the top of the agenda. No truck with BJP PDP…

BJP’s Jammu Gamble: Can Sangh’s Campaign Turn the Tide?

August 24, 2024 Editor

With the entry of RSS functionary Ram Madhav as one of the poll in-charges for the J&K Assembly poll, the BJP is banking on campaign by the right wing organisation. Several rounds of meetings have already taken place between Madhav and senior BJP leaders of J&K. Even when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was addressing Congress workers on Thursday, a closed door meeting on the names of probable BJP candidates for the first phase was held between Madhav and BJP leaders in Jammu. BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santosh,…

Countdown to Consensus: Congress-NC Alliance Navigates Seats

August 24, 2024 Editor

A day after the National Conference (NC) and the Congress sealed an alliance for the three-phase Assembly poll in J&K, slated to begin next month, NC vice-president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah said the consensus on some of the seats was yet to be finalised. Omar on Friday travelled to South Kashmir’s Kulgam, where senior party leader and former minister Sakina Itoo, filed her nomination papers from Damhal Hanjipora Assembly seat in Kulgam district. “We hope that when the people of J&K decide about their government for the next five…

J&K Politics: Apni Party and Azad’s DPAP Face Turbulence as Leaders Jump Ship

August 24, 2024 Editor

J&K Politics: Shaky Ground for Apni Party and DPAP The Apni Party and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) were formed with much fanfare after the abrogation of Article 370, but both have failed to make a mark in the UT’s political spectrum and continue to lose founding members and senior leaders. As Jammu and Kashmir remained without any elected government, former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari and former Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad formed their own parties with dozens of former legislators and senior political leaders. But the two parties continue…