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Revoking Special Status Strained Kashmir’s Relationship with India: Omar Abdullah

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Revoking Special Status Strained Kashmir's Relationship with India: Omar Abdullah

“The truth is that people in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are not happy with the steps taken on August 5, 2019,” the National Conference Vice-President said. National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the BJP government has harmed the bond between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country with the abrogation of Article 370 provisions. Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in Parliament, Mr Abdullah said the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh were not happy with the decision to revoke special status of the…

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Jitendra Singh Blames Nehruvian Policies for Delay in Jammu and Kashmir’s Integration

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Jitendra Singh Blames Nehruvian Policies for Delay in Jammu and Kashmir's Integration

Taking jibe at the Congress, Citing Mirza Ghalib’s poetry “ki mire qatl ke baad us ne jafa se tauba” (After she had slain me then from torture she forswore) Union Minister Jitendra Singh Said, “For 60-70 years, those who did not implement the Constitution of India in Jammu and Kashmir, today they are teaching those who sacrificed 3 generations so that the Constitution of India should be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.” Amid a chorus from the opposition benches that the Centre restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and set…

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Presidential Invite for G20 Dinner Sparks Opposition Debate: ‘India’ Or ‘Bharat’?

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Presidential Invite for G20 Dinner Sparks Opposition Debate: 'India' Or 'Bharat'?

Opposition Alleges Rashtrapati Bhavan Used ‘President of Bharat’ in G20 Dinner Invite The opposition Congress party on Tuesday alleged that the Rashtrapati Bhavan had sent out an invite for a G20 dinner, with the invite reading ‘President of Bharat’ instead of the ‘President of India.’ Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the development was “deeply disturbing” and that it “undermines the basic values of our Constitution.” He also said that the Article 1 of the Constitution, which defines India as a “Union of States,” would now have to be changed…

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