Reiterating his stand that the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 was “unconstitutional and unlawful“, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his party is not ready to accept defeat and will continue its peaceful struggle for the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The former chief minister pooh-poohed the … Read more
All claims made by the BJP-led Central government to justify the abrogation of Article 370 proved to be wrong as Jammu and Kashmir still faces militancy, separatism, destruction and injustice, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said on Sunday. The former chief minister said militancy spread to even those areas, including summer capital Srinagar, which … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the ongoing delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir has to happen quickly so that polls can be held to install an elected government that gives strength to its development trajectory. In a series of tweets after a three-and-a-half-hour-long meeting with 14 political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, Modi … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Jun 24, 2021) Ahead of the Prime Minister’s meeting with political parties from Jammu & Kashmir, the Delimitation Commission secretariat on Wednesday held virtual discussions with all 20 deputy commissioners of the Union territory on details like physical, demographic and administrative issues concerning their respective districts. The data, furnished … Read more
The key question at the prime minister’s Jammu & Kashmir all-party meeting on Thursday is whether all political stakeholders, barring of course the BJP, are willing to take the process of holding assembly polls forward regardless of their public position on Article 370. If yes, it would provide much-needed political legitimacy to the delimitation process, … Read more
Ahead of the Centre’s proposed meeting with Jammu and Kashmir’s political parties, the All India Congress Committee on Sunday said it backs restoration of statehood to J&K, holding of Assembly election and restart of the democratic process in the Union Territory. But the country’s main opposition party avoided commenting on the issue of Article 370, … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir Congress president G A Mir on Saturday said his party has not received any invitation from the Centre for participation in a proposed conference of mainstream political parties from the Union Territory in New Delhi next week. However, Mir said such a step, if taken, is welcome as dialogue with stakeholders is … Read more
The All-India Congress Committee (AICC) on Saturday said “the August 6, 2019 CWC resolution on the J&K issue is the party’s stand” on the matter and urged all party leaders to follow that. AICC spokesperson Pawan Khera said this in response to media queries on the BJP’s criticism of the Congress and its senior leader … Read more
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s comments in a clubhouse conversation that the revocation of Article 370 and stripping Jammu and Kashmir of statehood was an “extremely sad” decision and his party will have a “relook” at the issue have triggered a row, with the BJP accusing him of speaking against India and in agreement with Pakistan. … Read more
Pakistan cabinet on Tuesday rejected a proposal to liaise with an Indian company for live telecast of the upcoming Pakistan-England cricket series due to the current political tensions. Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry told the media after the cabinet meeting that Pakistan Television (PTV) requested the government to sign an agreement with Star and Sony … Read more