POLITICS

Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairperson Ghulam Nabi Azad has vehemently contested media reports suggesting of him rejoining back to Indian National Congress. Taking to micro-blogging site, the senior politician wrote; “I am shocked to see the story filed by ANI correspondent about my rejoining in congress party. Unfortunately such stories are being planted by a section of leaders in the congress party quite now and then just to demoralise my leaders and supporters. I don’t have any ill will against congress party and its leadership, however I request them to tell these habitual story planters to refrain from doing so. Once again I would like to insist that this story is completely baseless (sic.)”. Notably Azad who parted ways with Congress earlier this year flouted his own par...

Member of Parliament and Secretary General Indian National Congress, KC Venugopal on Tuesday said that all prominent leaders including Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and others have expressed their willingness to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra, being carried out by Congress to “unite the countrymen against the divisive politics of BJP and Sangh Parivar.” “Certainly I am very much happy to say that leaders like Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and others are joining Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K”, Venugopal, as reported by KNS, told media persons here. He said like minded people and parties across India have expressed their will to join BJY and added, “The impact of yatra is increasing with the passing of each day which vindicates that people of ...

Democratic Azad Party (DAP) chief, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that there is a need to make difference between militants & non-militants and the Kashmiri Pandit employees should be shifted to Jammu till situation in Kashmir improves. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Anantnag, Azad as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that every individual should not be looked through the prism of militancy. “There is a dire need to make difference between militants and non-militants as everyone should not be looked as a suspect,” he said. He added Kashmiri Pandit employees, in wake of the targeted killings don't want to stay here and they should be shifted to Jammu till the situation improves.—(KNO)

Sheikh Nadeem A meeting of Jammu Kashmir National Conference workers was held in Damhal Koshipora in district Anantnag on Sunday. The Vice Provisional President JKNC and Constituency Incharge Peerzada Tawkeer lead the meeting and addressed the Party workers and asked to strengthen the party at the grassroots across the region. "The sacrifices National conference workers have made for the party are immense and at a time when Kashmir is suffering at all ends, the party along with its workers needs to double up its efforts to reach Kashmiri masses," Peerzada Tawkeer said. Addressing the party Peer Tawqeer Ahmad termed the national Conference only party with road map for development of prosperity and peace for Jammu and Kashmir. In his address, while urging the workers to consolida...

Veteran Kashmiri politician and the former chief minister of Jammu Kashmir,  Dr Farooq Abdullah was on Monday re-elected as president of Jammu Kashmir National Conference. Attended by thousands of people, the party presidential polls were held today at the party head office Nawa-e-Subh in Srinagar. https://twitter.com/JKNC_/status/1599729688662126593 Dr Farooq who was re-elected unopposed as party president was felicitate by party workers and leaders who had thronged the party headquarters in Srinagar. Party's spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar confirming the development said, "Dr Farooq Abdullah has been re-elected as JKNC President in today's delegate session at Dargah Hazratbal. Party delegates from both provinces of Jammu, Kashmir unanimously nominated only one name - Dr Farooq Sb...

National Conference senior leaders and Parliament Members, Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi on the occasion of Constitution Day asked the government to restore the Democratic rights of the people of J&K to the fullest. In a press release, the Members of the Parliament said that it was heartening to note that the people of J&K are being denied their rights enshrined in the Constitution of the country. Party’s Members of Parliament, according to the release, said the BJP led Central Government has “disrespected country’s Constitution while dealing with J&K.” “Moreover the denial of basic civil liberties to the people of J&K also reveals how negatively predisposed the present ruling dispensation at Center is towards the Constitution of the country. The values c...

The Jammu Kashmir National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that false narrative against Art 370, 35 A stands defeated today in view of incumbent administrations large scale failures on all visible parameters in today’s JK. According to a statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), The facts on ground have a different story to tell, said Dr. Farooq Abdullah while addressing a party convention in Samba today. Among others Additional General Secretary Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Provincial President Jammu Ratan Lal Gupta, Senior leader Babu Rampal, YNC Provincial President Ajaz Jan, Political Advisor to President Mushtaq Guroo, party leaders Vijay Lochan, Abdul Gani Teli, Satwant Kour, Sudagar Gupta, Balbir Singh, Uday Singh, Rajeshwer Singh, Laxmi Dutta, Gourav K...

Shabir Khan  The Government forces on Saturday morning found an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in north Kashmir. Official sources told The Kashmiriyat that suspected militant had planted an 18 kilogram IED on the Bandipora—Sopore road near Ashtangoo. They said that on Sunday morning a road opening party of the Government for es detected IED in the area after which vehicular movement was barred on the road. "The bomb disposal has reached to the spot and is trying to defuse the IED that has been planted inside a gas cylinder,” they told The Kashmiriyat.

The Congress party Thursday said that Jammu Kashmir which used to be a country once has been converted into a Union Territory by the BJP for their own interests. Talking to reporters at Srinagar-based Congress headquarters, Vikar Rasool, party president for Jammu and Kashmir said that Jammu and Kashmir was a country once then autonomy was given to it. There was Article 370 and now BJP has turned it into UT which is totally injustice. He said BJP doesn’t want elections should take place in Jammu and Kashmir. “It is unfortunate that elections are being deferred in Jammu and Kashmir continuously. If elections are conducted in other states of India, why not in Jammu and Kashmir? It is clear that BJP wants to rule over in J&K from Delhi and doesn’t want people should elect their repre...