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J&K Cabinet Expansion Triggers Dissent in National Conference; Mubarak Gul Named General Secretary

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J&K Cabinet Expansion Triggers Dissent in National Conference

Farooq Abdullah appoints veteran Eidgah MLA to a key organisational post after four ministers are inducted into Omar Abdullah’s Cabinet; discontent among senior leaders exposes the challenge of balancing political aspirations and regional representation By: News Desk | 27 October 2026 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s long-awaited Cabinet expansion has triggered visible resentment within the ruling National Conference (NC), with several senior legislators expressing disappointment over their exclusion from ministerial positions and supporters of veteran leader Mubarak Gul staging a protest at the party headquarters. The political…

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Inclusion of Non-local Voter: Farooq Abdullah led All Party Meeting underway in Srinagar; Will go on hunger strike if there is demographic intervention says Sajad Lone

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Inclusion of Non-local Voter: Farooq Abdullah led All Party Meeting Underway In Srinagar; will go on hunger strike if there is demographic intervention says Sajad Lone

All-party meeting led by Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah over the issue of inclusion of outside voters in J&K electoral rolls is underway at Srinagar. Sources said that Dr. Farooq Abdullah is chairing the meeting which has just started at his Gupkar residence at srinagar. The senior political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir representing their respective parties are participating in this meeting, they said. Earlier this week, the J&K Election Commission said that even outsiders residing in J&K can get their names registered…

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NC President and former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah walks free post-seven-month detention

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah walked out of his Gupkar residence on Friday, seven months after he was put under detention following the abrogation of Article 370 by the central government. “I am free, I am free,” he said while addressing the media persons gathered outside his home. Abdullah was detained in August last year after the Centre stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and bifurcated it into two union territories. “I am grateful to the people of the state…

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Farooq Abdullah, Saifuddin Soz reiterate support for Resistance

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National Conference president, Farooq Abdullah and senior Congress leader, Saifuddin Soz have reiterated their support for Hurriyat in their separate meetings with an Indian civil society delegation. Interacting with the delegation led by Kamal Morarka, the NC president said: “New Delhi has adopted policy of divide and rule, but now we have decided that we’ll not let them succeed in their policy anymore. That is why I said I am standing with the Hurriyat.” Farooq cautioned the government against taking the semblance of normalcy in the valley at face value.…

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