Politics

In a major setback to Congress, Vikramaditya singh son of senior congress leader Karan Singh on Tuesday resigned from the party . "I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress [INC] with immediate effect, "Vikramaditya wrote in his letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi "It is my belief that the INC is unable to realize and reflect the sentiments and aspirations of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, " he further wrote. It is pertinent to mention here that Vikramadiyta had contested 2019 Parliament elections against Jitendra Singh on Congress ticket—(KNO)

The Former Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that nobody in Kashmir supports the migration of Kashmiri Pandits, in fact, Kashmiris want them to return. Farooq Abdullah said the then Governor Jagmohan Malhotra had put Kashmiri Hindus in buses and told them they would be brought back in two months. However, 32 years have passed and his promise remains unfulfilled, Farooq Abdullah said. In an exclusive interview with India, Farooq Abdullah said, “We cannot forget the then Governor Jagmohan Malhotra who put the Pandits in buses and said, ‘We will bring you back in two months because I have to use force on these insurgents and the retaliation might impact you’. It has been 32 years. Where are the Kashmiri Pandits?” Further, he said, “I was not ruling then ...

BJP National General Secretary and in charge of Jammu and Kashmir, Tarun Chugh has said that the victory of BJP in assembly elections in the four states will have impact on Jammu and Kashmir as people here are also well aware about the welfare and pro-poor policies of PM Narendra Modi. Talking exclusively to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Chugh said that BJP’s victory in four states will be a gain in Jammu and Kashmir as well as people here too will vote for development and progress. He said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have understood the difference and they too are well aware about the welfare and pro-poor policies of PM Modi. “It is because of the pro-poor people and welfare policies of PM Modi that BJP was able to win assembly elections in four states with a thumping majo...

The Jammu Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said that the party will emerge as single largest in the upcoming polls in the Union Territory and in Kashmir alone, it will secure 2-digit seats as well. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), addressing a press conference, Sunil Sethi, BJP State Chief spokesperson said that it is a fact that the party has not won anywhere in Kashmir so far in assembly polls, but this time the party will cross 2-digit mark and will form its own government. “The party has worked hard in J&K and it will form its next government here in the Union Territory,” he said. Sethi also said that as soon as the party will assume the power, it will come up with plans to decrease the unemployment rate in J&K. He added that ...

Peoples Democratic Party Tuesday asked the government to explain the need behind the revival of Village Defense Committees (VDCs) which will now be called Village Defense Guards (VDGs). Senior PDP leader Dr Mehboob Beigh while talking to reporters said that the ‘normalcy claim’ and ‘re-establishment’ of VDGs by the government are contradictory terms and don’t give any sense. “If the government claims that there is complete normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir then what is the need for the revival of VDGs in a particular region. Government should explain to the people. The government decision has created doubts that should be cleared,” he said. Beigh said that arming un-uniformed is a dangerous trend. “A man in uniform is always responsible for his acts but one can’t expect the same respo...

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said communal forces are day in day out trying to politically neutralise the region's real representative democratic forces. Finding themselves in a sticky situation, these communal forces under the smokescreen of electoral redistricting are gerrymandering to politically isolate the real representative and democratic forces of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Farooq said while addressing party’s local unit functionaries of the district Ganderbal at party district headquarters. Among others party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, district president Ganderbal Haji Ghulam Mohammad Rather, party functionaries were also present on the occasion. Ridiculing the BJP's...

Fed—up by infighting in Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) and ignorant attitude towards party stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad, his nephew Mubashar Azad, joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with his supporters at BJP headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu. Sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Mubashar Azad, who was a youth Congress leader from Doda district, was closely associated with former working president Rahul Gandhi. Azad was welcomed by J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina and former MLA Dalip Parihar into the party fold. Speaking on the occasion, Mubashar Azad, said that he was deeply hurt over the disrespect of his uncle, former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad by the present Congress leadership in Jammu and Kashmir and the Centre. He said th...