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Post Article 370 Repeal: BJP Opts Out of Contesting 3 Kashmir Seats in Lok Sabha Polls

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 Editor

This is first time since 1996 that the BJP has not fielded candidates in the 3 Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir, allowing the regional satraps NC and the PDP to compete. The decision, BJP says, is part of a broader strategy, with support being extended to ‘patriotic’ parties in the Valley. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not fielded any candidate in three Lok Sabha seats of Kashmir for the first time in about three decades. These seats – Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri – will vote in the next…

Farooq Abdullah Advocates Defeating BJP’s Affiliates, Associates in Poll Battle

May 10, 2024 Editor

Farooq Abdullah Calls for Defeating BJP's Partners, Proxies in Polls

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah Thursday said people of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir are suffering the consequences of the mistakes made in 2014 by PDP. He made these comments while addressing an election rally in Ganderbal in favor of the party candidate for the Srinagar parliamentary seat, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi. The event was organized by In- Charge Ganderbal Sheikh Gayasuddin while party candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Senior Leaders Khalid Najeeb Suhrawardy, Dr. Sameer Kaul, District President Ganderbal Ghulam Nabi Rather and YNC functionaries Mushtaq Mir…

Sameer Koul Hits Out at PDP, Questions Its Past Alliance with BJP

May 9, 2024 Editor

In a recent turn of events in Jammu and Kashmir’s political landscape, Sameer Koul, a prominent figure within the region, has taken a bold stance against the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its historical collaboration with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Koul’s outspoken criticism has reignited discussions surrounding the complexities of political alliances in the region and raised pertinent questions about the ideological integrity of the parties involved. The PDP, led by Mehbooba Mufti, has been a significant player in Jammu and Kashmir politics, advocating for regional autonomy and greater…

Mehbooba Mufti Accuses Centre: ‘Peace in Kashmir’ Attained Through Repression, Jails, and UAPA

May 9, 2024 Editor

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) organized a massive public meeting on Wednesday in the Chadoora constituency of Budgam district. The public rally was addressed by the party president, Mehbooba Mufti, to galvanize support for the party youth president and parliamentary candidate for the Srinagar-Pulwama parliamentary constituency, Waheed Ur Rehman Parra. The party’s senior leader, Mohammad Yaseen Bhat, along with several other party functionaries, were present on the occasion. Hundreds of people gathered and attended the party rally. Addressing the rally, party president Mehbooba Mufti said that the PDP is fighting…

NC Faces Setback in Kargil: Leaders Decline Support for INDIA Candidate

May 7, 2024 Editor

The NC high command is pressuring us to support the official candidate of Congress from Ladakh, which is unacceptable to us. — Qamar Ali Akhoon, senior NC leader In a major development which has made the politics of Ladakh ahead of Lok Sabha poll on May 20 complicated, all leaders of the National Conference (NC) in Kargil on Monday resigned from the party after they were asked to support INDIA bloc candidate, Tsering Namgyal, instead of Independent candidate Haji Hanifa Jan. The political situation in Ladakh had become complex a…

Abdullah’s Advocate Dialogue with Pakistan on Kashmir: Why Not Extend Talks Beyond Borders?

May 7, 2024 Editor

India is even talking to China, a dialogue is ongoing there. Why not Pakistan?, NC chief Dr. Abdullah asked National Conference (NC) president Dr. Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah pitched for a dialogue with Pakistan over the Kashmir issue on Monday. “You (India) are talking to everyone. India is even talking to China; a dialogue is ongoing there. Why not that side (Pakistan)? You claim a part of J&K is there. The Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) himself says war is no longer a solution. There is no other way…

Farooq Abdullah: ‘EVM is a Theft Machine’, Warns of VVPAT Fraud, Attacks PM Modi

May 5, 2024May 5, 2024 Editor

Farooq Abdullah warned all voters against VVPAT fraud, calling EVMs “theft machines”, and lobbed attacks at PM Modi over communal politics. National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday warned the voters in the union territory against EVM and VVPAT fraud, urging them to be vigilant when it comes to manipulations in the Electronic Voting Machines. Terming EVMs as “theft machines”, the former J&K chief minister urged all the voters in Kashmir to check the LED light on the machines when they go in…

Farooq Abdullah Accuses PM Modi of Spreading Fear and Hate Among Hindus to Regain Power

May 5, 2024 Editor

Most National Conference party leaders have made the BJP and its anti-Muslim narrative central to their election campaign in the Kashmir Valley Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was spreading hate and infusing fear psychosis among Hindus to return to power in the country. Speaking at an election rally in Srinagar’s Khanyar area, Dr. Abdullah referred to the speeches made by Mr. Modi in elections rallies across the country. “Mr. Modi’s poll speeches are all about…

PDP Rebounds: Party Resurges Amid Loss of Senior Leadership

May 4, 2024 Editor

Campaigning alone despite being part of the INDIA bloc, the PDP candidates especially the party chief Mufti and the Srinagar seat’s candidate Waheed ur Rehman Parra are attracting good crowds in their rallies and road shows The Peoples Democratic Party led by Mehbooba Mufti is on a revival mode after losing most of its senior leaders post the abrogation of Article 370– courtesy vigorous poll campaigning, symbolism and messaging of being left alone for Lok Sabha elections and also wooing of the youth, women and tribal voters with an appeal…

Waheed Rehman Parra Alleges Altaf Bukhari as ‘Delhi’s Proxy in Kashmir’, Accuses Him of Arbitrary Detentions

May 4, 2024 Editor

People’s Democratic Party Youth President and Parliament Candidate for Srinagar constituency, Waheed Rehman Parra on Friday said that Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari is “Delhi’s man in Kashmir, who dances on the directives of his masters”. “His (Bukhari’s) job is to arbitrarily detain young boys, blacken their lives and release them the next day,” Parra alleged while addressing a public meeting in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. “He daily harasses Jamaat-e-Islami workers, pressuring them for votes. This is the essence and existence of his politics and business. Where did he accumulate…