Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed deep frustration over the delay in the restoration of statehood to the Union territory, saying the issue has led to widespread anger and disappointment. He said the discontent is not directed only at the PM Modi government, and added that he himself has lost a…
Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Member of Parliament from Central Kashmir’s Srinagar constituency, drew cheers from supporters for speaking about Kashmir and Kashmiris on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, in the heart of New Delhi at the Constitution Club. Considered a “rebel” within the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) camp for…
Farooq Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir’s former Chief Minister and president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), set off a political row on August 2 by linking the killing of two non-local labourers in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district to the restoration of statehood. “You have been claiming that militancy has ended here [Jammu and…
In the din and chaos of the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar, one aspect might have gone unnoticed: the fact that Kashmir’s ruling Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), led by Omar Abdullah and his colleagues, was also part of the protest, holding up placards demanding the restoration of statehood. Democratic politics is measured…
Jailed Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid has announced that he will observe a day-long hunger strike and walk barefoot to Parliament on July 21 to express solidarity with the National Conference’s proposed protest seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. In a message conveyed through his legal team, Rashid said the move was aimed…
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to topple his National Conference (NC)-led government by engineering defections, alleging that party MLAs were offered between Rs 20 crore and Rs 30 crore, ministerial berths and even the promise of statehood in exchange for switching sides.Addressing a…
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said his National Conference will go ahead with its decision to hold a sit-in protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament to remind the Centre of its promise of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters on the sidelines…
