J&K wanted employment, love but got BJP’s bulldozer: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 11 months ago

J&K wanted employment, love but got BJP’s bulldozer: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on February 12 attacked the BJP over the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the Union Territory wanted employment, better business and love but instead got the "BJP's bulldozer". The authorities have so far retrieved more than 10 lakh kanals of land across Jammu and Kashmir after the Commissioner Secretary, Revenue department, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri directed all deputy commissioners to ensure 100% removal of encroachments from the State land on January 7. In a tweet in Hindi, Mr. Gandhi said, "Jammu and Kashmir wanted employment, better business and love, but what did they get? Mr. Gandhi also tagged a media report which claimed that the eviction drive had caused panic in Jammu and Kashmir.

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‘If you don’t know how to fight polls…': BJP to Rahul Gandhi after Omar Abdullah's jibe at INDIA ally Cong
4 weeks, 2 days ago

‘If you don’t know how to fight polls…': BJP to Rahul Gandhi after Omar Abdullah's jibe at INDIA ally Cong

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi should stop blaming electronic voting machines if the Congress cannot figure out its election strategy. The BJP leader alleged that the opposition INDIA bloc was a “scam” as the alliance partners fight polls “separately” and try to project different leaders as the face of the alliance. Patra's …

Statehood to J&K should have been granted before polls: Rahul Gandhi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Statehood to J&K should have been granted before polls: Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Campaigning in the Valley’s apple-growing belt, leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi attempted to strike a chord with the farming community. “We want this apple to reach the United States, China and Japan,” Gandhi said amid applause from party workers, adding, “Apples from the US are brought into our country, but I want apples from Sopore to …

'Never Happened In History Of India...': Rahul Gandhi On J&K Becoming UT, Promises Restoration Of Statehood
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Never Happened In History Of India...': Rahul Gandhi On J&K Becoming UT, Promises Restoration Of Statehood

News 18  

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the INDIA bloc will use its full force within Parliament and even hit the road if the BJP-led government fails to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir after the ongoing assembly elections. Reiterating his resolve to work for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, he said: …

'J&K Residents' Property Is Being Snatched And Handed To Outsiders': Rahul Gandhi's Attack On BJP
4 months, 1 week ago

'J&K Residents' Property Is Being Snatched And Handed To Outsiders': Rahul Gandhi's Attack On BJP

ABP News  

Jammu Kashmir Assembly Election 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched the party's election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir for the upcoming assembly polls. He also mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "sent by God" remark during the Lok Sabha election campaign. If any Congress party worker comes to me and tells me that he talks to God, then I …

J & K polls: Rebellion in BJP over distribution of ticket
4 months, 2 weeks ago

J & K polls: Rebellion in BJP over distribution of ticket

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: The BJP is facing a full-blown rebellion in its ranks in Jammu and Kashmir over denial of the party ticket to senior leaders and loyalists in its Jammu stronghold. Former deputy CMs Kavinder Gupta and Nirmal Singh, former J&K party chief Sat Sharma and former MLAs Sukhnandan and Bali Bhagat have not made it to the party list. BJP …

J&K voters have to choose between separatism, development: Union Minister Reddy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

J&K voters have to choose between separatism, development: Union Minister Reddy

The Hindu  

Setting narratives for the upcoming elections in J&K, Union Minister G.K. Reddy, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s election incharge of J&K, on Friday took on the National Conference -Congress alliance in the Union Territory and said the choice in elections is “between terrorism and separatism or development and peace”. Our party will work for the interest of the youth of J&K,” …

Rahul, Priyanka Will Not Be Blamed For Lok Sabha Defeat: Amit Shah
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul, Priyanka Will Not Be Blamed For Lok Sabha Defeat: Amit Shah

News 18  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will lose his job after the Lok Sabha poll results are announced on June 4 but Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will not be blamed for the defeat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday. “As chief minister and prime minister, no allegation of corruption of even 25 paisa was levelled against Modi while …

Jharkhand minister absent from Rahul Gandhi's rallies after cash haul from aide
8 months, 1 week ago

Jharkhand minister absent from Rahul Gandhi's rallies after cash haul from aide

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kept his distance from Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam during his election rallies on Tuesday after the Enforcement Directorate recovered Rs 34 crore of "unaccounted cash" from the premises of a house help of the personal secretary of Alam. The Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly, Amar Kumar Bauri, asked Rahul Gandhi the …

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi, Patnaik in Odisha
11 months, 1 week ago

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi, Patnaik in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi-led Union government and chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s administration in Odisha of “running a partnership” to loot the state’s people. The BJD people disturb us at the instance of the BJP,” he said on the second day of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Odisha. “On the other hand, 30 millionaires …

BJD harassing us when PM needs support; BJP-Odisha govt running partnership: Rahul Gandhi
11 months, 1 week ago

BJD harassing us when PM needs support; BJP-Odisha govt running partnership: Rahul Gandhi

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Congress MP and former AICC president Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the BJD government in Odisha during the second day of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra at Rourkela on Wednesday. Addressing people at Panposh Gandhi Square here, the Congress leader alleged that the BJP and BJD has a "partnership" in Odisha. The Congress leader also came down …

On BJP's Rahul Gandhi 'inauspicious' jab, Congress ally's 'halal vs jhatka' retort
11 months, 2 weeks ago

On BJP's Rahul Gandhi 'inauspicious' jab, Congress ally's 'halal vs jhatka' retort

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to BJP leader Giriraj Singh's remark that Rahul Gandhi is "inauspicious" for the Opposition's INDIA bloc, RJD leader Manoj Jha said he would request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to limit the union minister's portfolio to making polarising remarks. Referring to Nitish Kumar's exit from the INDIA bloc and joining hands with the BJP, Giriraj Singh had called …

Clashes Erupt During Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Clashes Erupt During Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After clashes erupted between Congress and BJP workers in Assam during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in that state, with the party claiming that some of its senior leaders were attacked, Congress state units across the country launched protests on Monday evening. All across India, PCCs and DCCs are instructed to hold large-scale protests tomorrow evening and …

BJP defends move to reserve seats for Kashmiri Pandits in J&K Assembly
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP defends move to reserve seats for Kashmiri Pandits in J&K Assembly

The Hindu  

The BJP on July 28 defended the move to reserve seats for Kashmiri Pandits and displaced residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the Assembly of the Union Territory. Mufti Muhammad Sayeed was Union Home Minister and Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister, when Kashmir saw a mass migration of Pandits,” Tarun Chugh, national general secretary of the BJP, said in a video …

Absence of democratic system in J&K causing hardship to people: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 10 months ago

Absence of democratic system in J&K causing hardship to people: Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Centre of snatching the democratic rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and said the anti-encroachment drive was aimed at diverting attention from “real” issues. Rahul said J&K was divided into two union territories against the wishes of the people and they were now being denied their democratic rights by “the …

Anti-encroachment drive in J&K halted after Centre steps in
1 year, 11 months ago

Anti-encroachment drive in J&K halted after Centre steps in

The Hindu  

The month-long anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir to retrieve government land has been halted following an intervention by the Union Home Ministry, a government source told The Hindu. A J&K administration official, however, denied that the drive had been halted and said that “geo-tagging and geo-referencing” of the retrieved land was going on. The official said the drive to …

Peace in Kashmir can only be retained with unity: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 11 months ago

Peace in Kashmir can only be retained with unity: Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that peace in Jammu and Kashmir could only be retained with unity. On Wednesday, during a protest against the anti-encroachment drive in the UT, People's Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti in the national capital alleged that there is "Gunda Raj" there, after which she was detained by the police here. "This …

J&K: Rahul Gandhi lashes out at anti-encroachment drive, says Kashmir wanted love but got 'BJP's bulldozer'
1 year, 11 months ago

J&K: Rahul Gandhi lashes out at anti-encroachment drive, says Kashmir wanted love but got 'BJP's bulldozer'

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the BJP over the anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir. Gandhi said that the Union Territory wanted employment, better business, and love but instead got the 'BJP's bulldozer.' In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said, "Jammu and Kashmir wanted employment, better business and love, but what did they get? PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti's …

Mehbooba Mufti detained during protest against J&K anti-encroachment drive
1 year, 11 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti detained during protest against J&K anti-encroachment drive

The Hindu  

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti was on February 8 detained by police during a protest in Delhi against the J&K administration’s anti-encroachment drive in the Union Terrritory. Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir hit out at the Lieutenant Governor’s administration over the anti-encroachment drive, with Ms. Mufti accusing the BJP Government of turning the Union Territory into Afghanistan by “demolishing the …

Mehbooba Mufti hits out against anti-encroachment drive, says Kashmir looks like Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti hits out against anti-encroachment drive, says Kashmir looks like Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Kashmir now looks like Afghanistan, with the L-G administration bulldozing the houses of poor and marginalised in the guise of anti-encroachment drive, People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said at a press conference here on Monday. Her comments came in the backdrop of an intensive anti-encroachment drive started by the Union Territory administration, clearing “unauthorised” construction in State-owned lands. ‘BJP …

Restoration of statehood, democratic process important first steps in J&K: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 11 months ago

Restoration of statehood, democratic process important first steps in J&K: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the restoration of statehood and democratic process is a very important step in Jammu and Kashmir as he avoided a question on whether his party would be part of an Opposition alliance in the union territory. Mr. Gandhi said he has come to Jammu and Kashmir with an open heart and open arms …

Rahul Gandhi tries to instigate people of Jammu & Kashmir against 'outsiders' as his Bharat Jodo Yatra continues
1 year, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi tries to instigate people of Jammu & Kashmir against 'outsiders' as his Bharat Jodo Yatra continues

Op India  

Congress scion Rahul Gandhi is currently in Jammu & Kashmir for the final leg of his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Whipping up emotions against “outsiders” in Jammu & Kashmir, Rahul Gandhi said, “Earlier, locals of Jammu used to do business here. The divisive nature of Bharat Jodo Yatra by Rahul Gandhi Even though Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party have repeatedly …

Stripping of statehood by BJP govt is biggest issue face by J-K, says Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 11 months ago

Stripping of statehood by BJP govt is biggest issue face by J-K, says Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asserted that the biggest issue Jammu and Kashmir is faced with today is the BJP government’s stripping it of its statehood and said that his party will throw its “full weight” behind the demand of its restoration. Earlier while speaking at public rallies at Satwari Chowk and Vijaypur on the peripheries of Jammu …

In Jammu, Rahul Gandhi focuses on administration’s response to the Pandit community, pitches for J&K’s Statehood
1 year, 11 months ago

In Jammu, Rahul Gandhi focuses on administration’s response to the Pandit community, pitches for J&K’s Statehood

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday empathised with migrant Kashmiri Pandits and heard their plight in Jammu during the Bharat Jodo Yatra; he also strongly pitched for the restoration of Statehood to J&K, which was split into two Union Territories in 2019 by the BJP-led Central government. Mr. Gandhi interacted with a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits and patiently heard the …

'They're not demanding alms': Rahul Gandhi demands J&K L-G's apology to Kashmiri Pandits
1 year, 11 months ago

'They're not demanding alms': Rahul Gandhi demands J&K L-G's apology to Kashmiri Pandits

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to apologise to the Kashmiri Pandits for allegedly telling employees recruited under a central scheme that "they should not seek alms". Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in Jammu and Kashmir as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, made the statement shortly after he met a delegation of …

Rahul Gandhi spreading divisive agenda, speaking language of ISI in J&K: BJP
1 year, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi spreading divisive agenda, speaking language of ISI in J&K: BJP

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday accused Congress MP Rahul Gandhi of "spreading a divisive agenda in Jammu and Kashmir” by trying to speak the “language of ISI". BJP’s national general secretary even alleged that the Gandhi-scion was upset with the developmental works carried out by the Modi government. Attacking the family of Muftis and Abdullahs …

Rahul Gandhi should apologise to J&K people before Yatra enters UT: BJP
1 year, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi should apologise to J&K people before Yatra enters UT: BJP

The Hindu  

Before his Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the nation, especially the people of the Union territory, for the "sins committed by his family and party" in the region over the last 70 years, the BJP said on Wednesday. BJP's J&K unit chief Ravinder Raina alleged that the Congress has been sympathetic …

'Please unite them first': BJP leader's Bharat Jodo swipe amid Rajasthan crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

'Please unite them first': BJP leader's Bharat Jodo swipe amid Rajasthan crisis

Hindustan Times  

As the crisis in the Rajasthan government deepens amid a tussle over chief minister Ashok Gehlot's successor, BJP leaders have once again latched on to the infighting amid grand old party's much-publicised public outreach program - 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', a footmarch of the Congress being led by party leader Rahul Gandhi. Union minister Bhupender Yadav last night posted a photo …

J-K at crossroads today where people don\'t have any right, says Mehbooba
2 years, 4 months ago

J-K at crossroads today where people don\'t have any right, says Mehbooba

Deccan Chronicle  

JAMMU: Lambasting the Lieutenant Governor administration for alleged public discontent, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir today stands at crossroads where people have neither any right and nor any forum to project their grievances. "While the public anger is simmering, the LG administration is busy in showcasing its phony achievements in order to justify what ruling …

‘A demolition of India’s constitutional values': Rahul Gandhi on bulldozing of houses
2 years, 8 months ago

‘A demolition of India’s constitutional values': Rahul Gandhi on bulldozing of houses

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi described the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘bulldozer policy’ as a ‘demolition of India’s constitutional values’, even as Wednesday’s demolition drive in northwest Delhi was halted after a Supreme Court-ordered status quo. The 51-year-old leader’s tweet comes amid growing opposition to the Jahangirpuri demolition drive, as well as the practice of razing properties of ‘criminal elements’ in …

How India has contained terrorism in Kashmir but normalised the separatist ideology
3 years, 2 months ago

How India has contained terrorism in Kashmir but normalised the separatist ideology

Firstpost  

The State should up the ante against jihad in Jammu & Kashmir and not dilly-dally over it because of political compulsions Jammu and Kashmir has slipped into a state of uncertainty and ominous disquietude due to the unabated killings of civilians and attack on security force personnel by the Islamist terrorists. Deep-seated separatism in Kashmir Indian state has been fighting …

J&K issues Gandhi family's legacy: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi reaching out to Kashmiri Pandits
3 years, 4 months ago

J&K issues Gandhi family's legacy: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi reaching out to Kashmiri Pandits

India TV News  

The BJP on Friday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for accusing it and the RSS of "trying to break the composite culture of Jammu and Kashmir", alleging all vexing issues of the region are the "legacy of the Gandhi family". Astonishingly, Rahul Gandhi "very conveniently forgot that the woes of the Kashmiri Pandits were because of the politics …

Never heard Vajpayee talk about bifurcation of J&K: Ghulam Nabi Azad in Rajya Sabha
3 years, 11 months ago

Never heard Vajpayee talk about bifurcation of J&K: Ghulam Nabi Azad in Rajya Sabha

India Today  

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday asked the government to restore statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and hold Assembly elections. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Azad said no development was taking place in J&K while tourism and education had been hit hard following the revocation of special status under Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two …

Anand K Sahay | After DDC: Will Centre further alienate J&K?
4 years ago

Anand K Sahay | After DDC: Will Centre further alienate J&K?

Deccan Chronicle  

Propaganda apart, the result of the recent District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir cannot have pleased the Narendra Modi government. This was the first proper test of popular endorsement in J&K after the willful destruction by the Centre of the erstwhile state’s constitutional autonomy in August 2019, imbuing the elections with more than ordinary significance. Indeed, the BJP …

Nothing justifies what India did to J&K: Omar Abdullah in new book
4 years, 4 months ago

Nothing justifies what India did to J&K: Omar Abdullah in new book

India Today  

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah says in a new book that he will neither be "Indian enough for extreme right-wing nationalist politicians" nor "Kashmiri enough for those who don't see Kashmir's future as part of India". It is therefore best to be true to oneself, Abdullah said in the recently launched "India Tomorrow: Conversations with the Next Generation of Political …

Mutilation of J&K: A year of unwinning Kashmir
4 years, 5 months ago

Mutilation of J&K: A year of unwinning Kashmir

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Nearly a year since the dismembering and disempowering of Jammu & Kashmir, the mainstream political parties have been reduced to a state of limbo. That coming from a former coalition partner of the saffron party in the J&K government may be pooh-poohed by many as tongue-in-cheek, but there is no denying the fact that arbitrary incarceration of leaders of …

BJP expresses anger over killing of labourers in Jammu and Kashmir
5 years, 2 months ago

BJP expresses anger over killing of labourers in Jammu and Kashmir

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has expressed anger over the killing of five labourers from West Bengal in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, calling it "an act of cowardice and frustration". On Tuesday evening, five labourers hailing from Murshidabad in West Bengal were killed by the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district. After scrapping Article 370, the Central …

Life normal in J&K, Ladakh, says fact-finding team in report to MoS PMO Jitendra Singh
5 years, 2 months ago

Life normal in J&K, Ladakh, says fact-finding team in report to MoS PMO Jitendra Singh

India Today  

Rejecting reports of clampdown in Jammu and Kashmir, a group of intellectuals and academicians in their report on the state said things were normal in the three regions of the state but suggested confidence-building measures to ensure equitable development of all regions and people. Kashmiris across the board seek healing from a corrupt, oppressive, social and political culture that has …

Rahul Gandhi slams Pakistan over violence in Kashmir, says J&K internal matter
5 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi slams Pakistan over violence in Kashmir, says J&K internal matter

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has come out to clarify that although the Congress disagrees with the Modi government on a number of matters, there is no two ways about the fact that Kashmir is an internal matter for India with no scope for any interference from Pakistan or any other nation. Rahul Gandhi August 28, 2019 Earlier, both Rahul Gandhi …

Opposition delegation sent back from Kashmir: There will be a time for Rahul Gandhi's petty politics, but it isn’t now
5 years, 4 months ago

Opposition delegation sent back from Kashmir: There will be a time for Rahul Gandhi's petty politics, but it isn’t now

Firstpost  

The abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories has made the situation even more sensitive and volatile than in 2011 when Congress had defended then Omar Abdullah-led J&K govt’s decision to prevent a BJP delegation from visiting Kashmir The enormity of what has taken place in Jammu and Kashmir is not immediately …

Delegation of opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi to go to Jammu & Kashmir
5 years, 4 months ago

Delegation of opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi to go to Jammu & Kashmir

Op India  

A delegation of opposition leaders including former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will visit Jammu and Kashmir to ‘verify’ government claims that things are normal in the valley following the abrogation of Article 370. At a time when the government is trying to protect the people of Jammu & Kashmir from the threat of cross border terrorism and attacks by militants …

Invited Rahul Gandhi out of goodwill, he politicised the issue: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik
5 years, 4 months ago

Invited Rahul Gandhi out of goodwill, he politicised the issue: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday said that he had invited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Kashmir out of goodwill. Satya Pal Malik also said that while he had invited Rahul Gandhi purely out of goodwill, the Congress leader started politicising the J&K issue. J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik on Rahul Gandhi & opposition leaders visiting SRINAGAR: …

Situation in Kashmir clearly isn't normal: Rahul Gandhi after being sent back from Srinagar
5 years, 4 months ago

Situation in Kashmir clearly isn't normal: Rahul Gandhi after being sent back from Srinagar

India Today  

Just after landing at the Delhi airport after being sent back from Srinagar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the media persons who were with the delegation were mishandled and beaten up and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir "clearly is not normal". A delegation of opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi was denied permission to step out of Srinagar …

'Need freedom to travel and meet locals, not an aircraft'; Rahul Gandhi 'takes up' Governor Satya Pal Malik's offer to facilitate Kashmir visit
5 years, 5 months ago

'Need freedom to travel and meet locals, not an aircraft'; Rahul Gandhi 'takes up' Governor Satya Pal Malik's offer to facilitate Kashmir visit

Firstpost  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accepted Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s offer to visit Kashmir and observe the situation, saying that he will visit the state along with a delegation of Opposition leaders New Delhi: We need the freedom to travel and meet people, not an aircraft, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday. The Gandhi scion’s remark came …

Kashmir: Chidambaram’s remarks ‘very provocative’, says BJP
5 years, 5 months ago

Kashmir: Chidambaram’s remarks ‘very provocative’, says BJP

The Hindu  

The BJP on Monday termed as “very irresponsible and provocative” Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s comment that the Union government had revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status because it was a Muslim-dominated State and it would not have done so if Hindus were in a majority there. While Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accused the former Home Minister of making a …

Congress’ Ghulam Nabi Azad goes to Srinagar to be part of ‘sadness’ in JK after abrogation of Article 370, sent back from airport to Delhi
5 years, 5 months ago

Congress’ Ghulam Nabi Azad goes to Srinagar to be part of ‘sadness’ in JK after abrogation of Article 370, sent back from airport to Delhi

Op India  

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Congress JK chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir who were earlier detained at the Srinagar airport are being sent back to New Delhi as the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir slowly returns back to normalcy after the momentous decision taken by the government to abrogate Article 370 and bifurcate the state into two union territories. …

Congress Working Committee to meet over Article 370 tomorrow
5 years, 5 months ago

Congress Working Committee to meet over Article 370 tomorrow

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In an effort to stymie differences within the party over the abrogation of Article 370, the Congress has called a meeting of all its general secretaries, state in-charges, the chairpersons of AICC departments and MPs on Friday to explain the party’s stand on the issue and the subsequent Congress Working Committee resolution on it. This decision follows acrimonious …

Rahul Gandhi discusses political, security situation with J-K leaders in Delhi
5 years, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi discusses political, security situation with J-K leaders in Delhi

India Today  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday discussed the overall political and security situation in Jammu and Kashmir with the party's state leadership and asked them to launch an offensive against the BJP for its "failure" on various fronts. Gandhi chaired a meeting of top leaders of J&K in Delhi and discussed the overall political and security situation of the state, …

J&K Police killed unarmed people for promotions and money in Kashmir: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad
5 years, 9 months ago

J&K Police killed unarmed people for promotions and money in Kashmir: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad

Op India  

In a shocking statement, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has accused the security forces in Kashmir, especially the Jammu and Kashmir police of resorting to the killing of unarmed people to make money and avail promotions, reported ANI. Speaking at an election rally in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad attacked the J&K police officers, said that …

BJP won’t be too unhappy with developments in J&K, but Governor Satya Pal Malik has dented its moral halo
6 years, 1 month ago

BJP won’t be too unhappy with developments in J&K, but Governor Satya Pal Malik has dented its moral halo

Firstpost  

While being in power is the aim of every political party in a democracy, the BJP’s national footprint levies greater responsibility on the party than a wanton pursuit of power. The BJP had been trying to break the duopoly of PDP and NC in Valley and engineer an alternative to the two mainstream political parties by propping up a third …

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