Another ‘son-rise’ in J&K; Ghulam Nabi Azad’s son enters active politics

Another ‘son-rise’ in J&K; Ghulam Nabi Azad’s son enters active politics

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad with his son Saddam Nabi Azad and others at the party’s youth convention in Srinagar on Sunday, February 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad’s son Saddam Nabi Azad has joined active politics, party spokesperson said on Sunday. … Read more

Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Amit Shah as protests intensify in J&K over eviction of locals from ‘State’ land

Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Amit Shah as protests intensify in J&K over eviction of locals from ‘State’ land

February 02, 2023 11:05 pm | Updated February 03, 2023 12:15 am IST – SRINAGAR/JAMMU Jammu and Kashmir Kisan Tehreek supporters stage a protest in Srinagar on February 2, 2023 against the administration’s land eviction drive across the Kashmir Valley. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid growing protests over the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor administration’s … Read more

After receiving Padma Bhushan, Ghulam Nabi Azad says he hopes to eradicate religion- and caste-based politics

After receiving Padma Bhushan, Ghulam Nabi Azad says he hopes to eradicate religion- and caste-based politics

After being conferred the Padma Bhushan award in the field of public affairs, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said he hoped to eradicate religion- and caste-based politics which were widespread in the country. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Azad said, “I had talked about the responsibility of political parties previously also with the same sense … Read more

Ghulam Nabi Azad conveys to Sonia Gandhi broad framework for collective leadership

Ghulam Nabi Azad conveys to Sonia Gandhi broad framework for collective leadership

Ghulam Nabi Azad, a leader of Congress‘ change-seekers’ group, has shared with party chief Sonia Gandhi a broad framework for a “collective and inclusive leadership” that his group has demanded, people aware of the development told ET. Revival of the Congress Parliamentary Board (CPB), the most powerful decision-making body before it was junked in the … Read more

Rahul Gandhi talks to Bhupinder Singh Hooda as Congress reaches out to G-23, Ghulam Nabi Azad likely to meet Sonia Gandhi on Friday

Rahul Gandhi talks to Bhupinder Singh Hooda as Congress reaches out to G-23, Ghulam Nabi Azad likely to meet Sonia Gandhi on Friday

G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is likely to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, while members of the dissenting group in the Congress Thursday held a flurry of meetings where they insisted they will fight for revamping the party while staying within its fold. Sources in the grouping said the leaders, during the parleys, … Read more

BJP lashes out at Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for his recent remarks on Jammu and Kashmir

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Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta on Sunday hit back at veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for dubbing the autocratic rule of maharajas “far better” than the current dispensation in Jammu and Kashmir. Azad had made the remark in a veiled attack at the BJP, after the traditional practice of … Read more

People of J-K headed towards poverty, maharajas’ rule better than present govt: Azad

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There has been a slump in business and developmental activities in Jammu and Kashmir over the last two and a half years and people are heading towards poverty, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said here. In a veiled attack at the BJP, Azad said the autocratic rule of the maharajas was far better than … Read more

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s outreach in J&K may be part of larger political game plan

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Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad‘s public outreach programme across Jammu and Kashmir in the past few weeks, independent of his party’s involvement, has fuelled speculation that the former chief minister could be preparing for a new role in regional politics. Although Azad has claimed that there is no immediate plan to float a separate … Read more

Govt should conclude J&K delimitation process by Feb, hold polls right after winter: Azad

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The Centre should conclude the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir by February and hold assembly polls immediately after the winter, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Saturday. Addressing a workers’ meeting in Devsar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam, about 75 kms from here, Azad also said it was not feasible to conduct polls … Read more

Delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir has to happen quickly so that polls take place, says PM Narendra Modi

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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