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PDP, BJP on collision course over anti-encroachment drive

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BJP leader hits out at CAPD Minister for ‘encouraging encroachments’ on state land The Peoples Democratic Party and the BJP appear to be on a collision course as both parties have taken divergent stands on removing encroachments from state as well as the forest land. Senior BJP leader and state vice-president of the party Chander Mohan Sharma has taken on Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Minister Choudhary Zulfikar Ali of the PDP for “encouraging encroachments” on state land. “It is very unfortunate that a Cabinet minister of the government has…

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PDP, BJP should play constructive role in govt, says Congress

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Inderwal legislator and vice-president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today said the Congress was committed to satiating the political and economic aspirations of all segments of society. Saroori urged people to come forward and play a crucial role in decision-making at the grass-roots level. The Inderwal MLA was addressing a function at his residence in Kishtwar, where several BJP and PDP workers joined the Congress. He said the BJP and the PDP should play a constructive role in their government and not play vote-bank…

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PDP, BJP at loggerheads over tax imposition on chopper service

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A decision by the Jammu and Kashmir government to impose service tax on commercial helicopter services has brought the alliance partners BJP and PDP at loggerheads with each other. The decision, according to sources, has irked the Bharatiya Janata Party which has sought its roll back immediately, while Finance Minister Dr. Haseeb Drabu blamed “some parties” for “trying to communalize a simple administrative order applicable across J&K.” The two notifications issued by the Finance Ministry, which have become a bone of contention between the alliance partners, read: “SRO 296: In…

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