The parliamentary committee meeting began on a contentious note, with opposition members arguing they were not given enough time to review draft legislation. After opposition members were suspended from the Waqf Bill panel on Friday, joint parliamentary committee chairman Jagdambika Pal said that the House was adjourned due to TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee using unparliamentary language against him. “Twice we had to adjourn the House. Today, we gave time to the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq delegation from Jammu and Kashmir, which was a demand from the opposition… For the first time, we…
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J&K BJP Criticizes CM’s Remarks on SKIMS Autonomy and Dec 05 Holiday
J-K BJP opposes CM’s remarks on SKIMS autonomy, Dec 05 holiday; Says NC wants to revive 90-like militancy era in J&K Srinagar, Dec 05: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jammu & Kashmir Unit on Thursday strongly criticized chief minister Omar Abdullah for advocating autonomy for Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), and demand for reinstating December 05 holiday. BJP J&K General Secretary (Organization) Ashok Koul said the demands put forth by chief minister Omar Abdullah are steps towards reviving the political atmosphere of the 1990’s when terrrosim was at its peak.…
Read MorePolitical Firestorm: J&K BJP Slams Mehbooba Mufti Over Bangladesh-India Comments
J&K BJP slams Mehbooba Mufti for comparing situation in Bangladesh to India Srinagar, Dec 2: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has evoked sharp criticism from the Jammu and Kashmir BJP unit on Sunday after comparing the situation of Bangladesh — which is under public scrutiny for alleged attacks on its minorities — with that of India. Addressing party workers in Jammu, Mufti said: “Our Hindu brothers are facing oppression in Bangladesh but if we do the same thing with minorities here (in India), then what is the difference?…
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