Politics

Several former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) politicians, who resigned from the party and joined other political parties of Jammu and Kashmir, are seeking re-induction in the party. Sources in political circles reveal to a Srinagar-based news agency Kashmir Dot Com that several political leaders who left the PDP after the abrogation of Article 370 and joined other local political outfits are again approaching Mehbooba Mufti for re-induction. For the past one week, several leaders who switched from the PDP to other local political parties are now pushing for their return to their parent party. “If anyone wants to come back to the PDP, our doors are open for them but the final decision of re-induction will be with the party President,” said a source from the party. He said, “Som...

National Conference member parliament (MP) justice (retd.) Hasnian Masoodi on Saturday said the party leadership would take a call on its participation in the delimitation commission meeting on December 20. Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Masoodi, who is an associate member of the delimitation commission, confirmed that he has received an invitation from the commission. “The party leadership will sit and decide on participation in the meeting,” he said. The delimitation commission has invited all five LS MPs from J&K to participate in proceedings of the panel on December 20 at hotel Ashoka, New Delhi. The three National Conference MPs boycotted the first meeting of the delimitation commission with associate members, saying, the exercise was an outcome of...

National Conference leader and Parliament Member Dr Farooq Abdullah today arrived in Indian Parliament with Jammu Kashmir Flag intact on his vehicle. Media reports said that Farooq Abdullah arrived at the Parliament for the Winter Session with the JK flag on the bonnet of his vehicle. The action of Farooq Abdullah as per news agency Kashmir News Trust gave an opportunity to right-wing media to claim that Farooq Abdullah stoked controversy after arriving at the Parliament with the Jammu Kashmir Flag. These media houses questioned that why Farooq Abdullah challenged one India one flag mantra and why he arrived in the Parliament when the J&K flag has ‘lost’ its ‘status’. Pertinently, several PAGD leaders in past were seen JK flag waving and carrying along with them. PAGD of wh...

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took shots at the current UT administration saying that the militancy was on revival, when it was wiped out during his rule and youth are again taking up arms. “They promised peace in Jammu and Kashmir but it is nowhere to be seen. During our rule (NC-Congress between 2009 and 2015), we removed security pickets from interior parts of Srinagar which were cleared of militancy and were also thinking of revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),” Omar said while addressing a public rally at Doda bus stand on Sunday. “From Kupwara to Jawahar Tunnel, we see all the militancy-cleared pockets witnessing a revival in militancy. The militants have not come from outside but the disillusioned local youths are picking up the guns,” ...