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Engineer Rashid Targets Omar: ‘My Battle is for the People, Not the Chair’

September 12, 2024 Editor

Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, walked out of Tihar jail a day after he was granted interim bail by a Delhi court to campaign for the J&K assembly elections, even as his plea for regular bail was on Wednesday deferred to Oct 5. Rashid, who heads the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), has been in prison since 2019 under UAPA in a 2017 terror funding case. The court of additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh had granted interim bail to Rashid on several conditions, which included…

Kharge Promises Bicameral Legislature for J&K Post-Statehood Restoration

September 12, 2024 Editor

‘The Congress will ensure that J&K gets Statehood again and will establish an Upper House and a Lower House,” the party’s president said at a poll rally in Anantnag Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who announced “five guarantees” during an election rally in south Kashmir’s Anantnag, on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) said his party “will not only strive for J&K’s Statehood but also restore bi-cameral House system” as it existed before the Centre ended the erstwhile State’s special constitutional position in 2019. “The Congress will ensure that J&K gets Statehood again…

Ram Madhav’s Comeback: Rekindling Ties with PDP, Says Altaf Bukhari

September 11, 2024 Editor

Srinagar, Sep 10 : Jammu and Kashmir’s Apni Party president Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari today stirred a hornet’s nest by stating that it seems that the BJP’s point-man Ram Madhav was brought back to Kashmir to revive old bonds with the PDP. Talking to reporters during his maiden visit to Bagh-e-Mehtab area of newly carved Chanapora constituency, Bukhari said he wonders as to why there was no Awami Itehad Party (AIP) candidate in Bijbehara, where PDP President Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti is contesting. “It looks as if Ram Madhav…

Apology Needed: Sajjad Lone Urges PM Modi to Address Kashmiris’ Grievances

September 11, 2024 Editor

‘PM Should Apologize to People of Kashmir’: Sajjad Lone on BJP’s Actions in J&K In a powerful statement, Sajjad Lone, the chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC), has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to issue a formal apology to the people of Kashmir. Lone’s demand comes in response to what he describes as the BJP’s “misguided policies” that have caused significant distress and unrest in the region. Lone emphasized that the BJP’s approach to Jammu and Kashmir has led to widespread discontent among the local…

Pre-Election Surprises: 15 Candidates, Including Apni Party Contender, Withdraw in Central Kashmir

September 10, 2024 Editor

Srinagar, Sept 9: The Apni Party candidate, Muntazir Mohi-Ud-Din, was among over a dozen candidates who withdrew their nomination papers from Central Kashmir today leaving 160 candidates in fray including former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress (JKPCC) chief Tariq Hamid Karra. Mohi-ud-Din said that he withdrew his nomination papers to give a chance to the people to opt for the deserving candidate. “There are many big names in the electoral fray from Budgam constituency, who can play a big role in the Assembly for the…

Abdullah Dynasty Rallies: Omar’s Sons Enter the Political Arena

September 10, 2024 Editor

As former CM and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah is facing a tough battle in Ganderbal, his sons Zamir Abdullah and Zahir Abdullah have joined him in the poll campaign. Omar is contesting from two seats in central Kashmir — Ganderbal and Budgam. In Ganderbal, which is the family bastion of the Abdullahs, Omar faces jailed cleric and pro-separatist Sarjan Barkati. To boost his campaign, Zahir and Zamir travelled to Ganderbal on Sunday and addressed the workers. Zamir highlighted the Abdullah family’s deep-rooted connection with Ganderbal, dating back to his…

Congress Unveils Third Candidate List: Ex-NSUI Chief Neeraj Kundan to Contest from Bishnah

September 10, 2024 Editor

The Congress released its third candidate list for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, including ex-NSUI chief Neeraj Kundan from Bishnah The Congress party on Monday released its third list of candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Among 19 candidates, the party has fielded ex-NSUI chief Neeraj Kundan from Bishnah. Neeraj Kundan, former chief of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), will contest from Bishnah. Chaudhary Lal Singh is fielded from Basohli, and Raman Bhalla will vie for the R S Pura-Jammu South seat. Other key candidates…

BJP Creating False Fear to Intimidate Hindu Voters : Farooq Abdullah

September 9, 2024 Editor

Former CM and J&K National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to “intimidate” the Hindu voters of J&K by creating false fears. He also accused the BJP of misleading the people by claiming that terrorism will rise again if the NC and Congress alliance came to power in Jammu and Kashmir. “They (BJP) want to threaten the Hindu community. They think the Hindus will vote for them but today the Hindus have changed. First they (BJP) sought votes in the name of…

Election Heat: Amit Shah Accuses Cong-NC of Misleading on Statehood

September 8, 2024 Editor

The BJP leader and Union home minister reiterated that the central government will restore J&K’s statehood at an ‘appropriate time’ after the election. Addressing a rally on the second and final day of his visit to Jammu in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir, BJP leader and Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday asked the Congress and National Conference (NC) to ‘stop fooling people in the name of statehood.’ “The Congress and NC are saying that they will restore statehood. Tell me, who can give it (statehood)? Only the central government…

Crackdown in J&K: Nine FIRs Filed, Five Govt Employees Suspended for Poll Code Breaches

September 8, 2024 Editor

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has said nine FIRs were lodged and five government employees suspended for violations of the Model Code of Conduct in Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-three warnings were issued and inquiries were underway in 48 cases of poll code violations, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said in a statement. The Model Code of Conduct for elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly came into effect on August 16. The statement from the CEO’s office said 175 cases of poll code violations, including…