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PAGD issues White Paper on development, investment, Jobs; says ‘BJP’s achievement claims, a pack of lies’

PAGD issues White Paper on development, investment, Jobs; says ‘BJP’s achievement claims, a pack of lies’

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Challenges BJP to counter it with facts; Will send document to all MPs, also to Prez of India too; Aug 5, 2019 a poison that will engulf all Indian states slowly; Delimitation Panel’s recommendations unacceptable, All basic parameters thrown to wind; why only 7 seats increased, why not just 1 or 9, on what basis seats increased, asks Alliance spokesman M Y Tarigami Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Saturday rolled out a white paper on the BJP’s claims post revocation of Article 370 on development, peace, jobs and investments, are nothing but a “bunch of lies” and it challenges BJP to counter the alliance on facts. The alliance also termed the Delimitation Commission’s proposals as “unconstitutional” stating that “everything is being done under re-organisation act which itse...

Delimitation Panel’s recommendations has increased alienation in JK: Dr Farooq Abdullah

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Says Panel has worked in favour of BJP; Plan is to pass resolution in favour of Article 370 roll back; BJP will take it to SC then; What was need of DC, In any case, we will fight elections; Russia-Ukraine war will have global impact; inflation, oil prices will touch new peak National Conference chief and Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) chief Dr Farooq Abdullah Saturday said that Delimitation Commission’s fresh proposals has increased alienation in J&K and the Panel has worked in favour of BJP only under a “planned strategy.” Talking to reporters on the sidelines of PAGD’s press conference at his Gupkar residence here, Dr Farooq said that the recommendations made by the Delimitation Commission are biased and whatever they have advocated has in fact increased the al...

Relief for Waheed Para: Supreme Court sets aside JK High Court order

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In an appeal to the Apex Court by Attorney of Waheed Para for access to the statements of witnesses, the Supreme Court sets aside the high court order which had earlier deprived the protected witness statements. Earlier Jammu Kashmir High Court had denied Waheed Para the witness statements for conducting his trial before special NIA Court Srinagar. The High Court had stayed the trial court order that had directed prosecution to provide Waheed Para witnesses statements of protected witness after expunging identity of protected witnesses, for effective defence of the case. An appeal for restoring the earlier trial court dated 11.09.2021 and High court order 11.10.2021 to be declared void was filed in the Apex Court by Para's attorney. The Supreme Court according to news agency kashm...

Ready to contest upcoming assembly elections in Jammu Kashmir: BJP

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State General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Koul who is on 3-Day tour to Kashmir had a meeting with the BJP leaders regarding the progress of the activities going on, Koul said we are ready to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu Kashmir while he chaired a crucial meeting of senior party leaders to plan its strategy for upcoming Assembly polls at Srinagar. According to a statement issued here, Koul also reviewed the overall situation arisen in the aftermath of recent snowfall in the Valley, and also stated that in this regard a review meeting with the party's main leaders. They were asked to make a survey all over the Kashmir of the left out deserving people who could not take the benefits of these schemes till date and frame their list to furnish the same to party higher ups in...

Senior NC leader, former MLA M A Bukhari resigns from party

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Senior National Conference (NC) leader M A Bukhari has tendered his resignation from the party on the issue of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to Pahari tribe of Jammu and Kashmir. Bukhari, a resident of Surankote in Poonch, is a former legislator, who also served as the Vice Chairman for the board of development of Pahari people in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), he is regarded as a top Pahari leader, who led the movement with demand for ST status to Paharis for decades. In his resignation, Bukhari stated to have tendered his resignation from the basic membership of the party. He said that he remained a loyalist of NC for decades, who stood with the party during thick and thin times. “Your constant insistence on me foregoing Pahari c...

Politically empowered people hold key to change: Farooq Abdullah

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National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah today exhorted the cadre across Jammu and Kashmir to remain steadfast in their resolve of serving the people and strengthening bonds of inclusiveness—the political philosophy of the party that has withstood the test of times. “Emergence of National Conference as a big political force is an eyesore for elements opposed to J&K’s spirit of amity, brotherhood, harmony and inclusiveness”, Dr Abdullah said while reviewing the functioning of the party units in Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley regions of the Jammu Province. Dr Farooq Abdullah said that massive support to the National Conference in every nook and corner of Jammu and Kashmir is reflective of the deep faith of the people in the party, which has met the challenges with courage and...

Intl. Mother Language Day: Tarigami calls for promotion of Kashmiri language

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On International Mother Tongue Day, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami stressed on the need to preserve and promote Kashmiri language and literature.buy silvitra online https://www.ecladent.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/new/silvitra.html no prescription The statement, a copy of which is in possession of The Kashmiriyat says, "21 February is celebrated as the International Mother Language Day every year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. The purpose of celebrating this day is to promote, preserve and protect all languages used by people of the world." The different literary organisations celebrate this day as a reminder that the essence of our cultural identity lies in only one language and that is our mother ton...

PAGD To Meet on February 26

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Constituents of People’s Alliance of Gupkar Declaration would be holding a meeting here on February 26. “People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) meeting is scheduled to be held at Srinagar on 26th February, 2022 to discuss the prevailing situation in J&K”, reads a statement received by GNS. Notably, PAGD is an alliance of various Valley-based mainstream political parties seeking the restoration of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, revoked by Central government in August 2019. (GNS)

‘Delimitation be postponed’- JKNC submits its reservations to Delimitation commission

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Jammu Kashmir National Conference has submitted a document of its objections to the Delimitation Commission on Monday, terming the interim report of delimitation as irrational and unconstitutional. The NC in its list of objections demanded that the process of delimitation be postponed till a decision on the petition filed in the Supreme Court regarding the Jammu Kashmir Reorganization Act.buy xifaxan online mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/canadian/xifaxan.html no prescription Meanwhile, BJP also has informed the commission of its reservations over the Delimitation Commission's interim report. The Delimitation Commission in its interim report proposed the addition of six assembly constituencies in Jammu province and one in Kashmir province. Other than this, 19 old assembly c...

Farooq Abdullah placed under house arrest, Says ‘Remove my security, I do not need it’

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Farooq Abdullah placed under house arrest, Says 'Remove my security, I do not need it' "I was scheduled to visit Jammu today. This morning, I was informed by security officials that I cannot step out of my house, I don't know what it has to do with my travel. Everyone is moving but they didn't allow me to travel to Jammu," he was quoted by NDTV as saying. A police official was quoted by the report as saying that all types of VIP movement and even the movement of security convoys were to be avoided today. "There is no specific order to disallow the movement of Dr. Farooq Abdullah. Today, all types of VIP moment has been avoided following a security advisory," the police official said. Commenting on the downgrading of security, he said, "I have been asking them to withdraw the en...