J&K Leader Abdullah Open to Alliance with BJP on Certain Conditions, Claims Sajad Lone

J&K Leader Abdullah Open to Alliance with BJP on Certain Conditions, Claims Sajad Lone

Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone has accused National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah of being desperate to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Lone said Abdullah’s frequent recitations of ‘bhajans’ are not rooted in altruism but rather as a means to remind the BJP of their past camaraderie. “I genuinely believe that he is begging the BJP for an alliance,” Lone said. The statement has come in the wake of Farooq Abdullah’s recent appearance on a television show where he was seen singing ‘bhajans’. Abdullah has been vocal…

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Citing ‘Love Jihad’, Garba Organizers in Ujjain Ban Non-Hindus, Check Aadhaar Cards

Citing 'Love Jihad', Garba Organizers in Ujjain Ban Non-Hindus, Check Aadhaar Cards

Organizers of Garba in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, are reportedly checking Aadhaar cards and enforcing Tilak for male attendees. The organizers of Garba in Ujjain have banned the participation of non-Hindus in the event to allegedly “prevent love jihad”, according to a media report. The organizers, Sankalp Sanskriti Sanstha, are checking the Aadhaar cards of the participants and have also enforced that the male attendees would be “welcomed with a Tilak”, The Times of India reported on Wednesday. The latter requirement is seen as a measure to verify that participants are…

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