Election Commission should tell people why no elections in Jammu and Kashmir: Omar Abdullah
1 year, 6 months ago

Election Commission should tell people why no elections in Jammu and Kashmir: Omar Abdullah

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday questioned the “unjustified” delay in Jammu and Kashmir poll by the Election Commission of India. Accusing the ECI of “prolonging the process”, Mr. Abdullah said, “The delay suggested a hidden agenda. We won’t bow down before them.” Referring to the statement made by the ECI earlier on the J&K poll, Mr. Abdullah said, “The ECI earlier acknowledged the existence of a vacuum in J&K due to the absence of election. Reacting to Mr. Abdullah’s statement, BJP leader Tarun Chugh said, “Nobody is snatching the right to election from J&K.

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'When You Get 100 MPs...': Omar's Jibe At Congress Over 'EVM Rigging' Allegation
1 week, 3 days ago

'When You Get 100 MPs...': Omar's Jibe At Congress Over 'EVM Rigging' Allegation

ABP News  

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised INDIA bloc ally Congress over its Electronic Voting Machines rigging allegations, echoing a defence similar to that stated by BJP that a party cannot accept election results when it wins and turn around and blame EVMs after defeat. Reacting to the concerns raised by the Congress regarding the EVMs, Omar …

Don't contest elections then: Omar Abdullah on ally Congress's EVM rigging charge
1 week, 3 days ago

Don't contest elections then: Omar Abdullah on ally Congress's EVM rigging charge

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has criticised INDIA bloc ally Congress's selective objections to Electronic Voting Machines, saying that political parties cannot praise the voting machines when they win elections and blame them when they lose. we don't like these EVMs because now the election results aren't going the way we would like them to," Abdullah said while …

'Jammu & Kashmir Elections A Success Not Because Of Centre's Efforts': Omar Abdullah
3 months ago

'Jammu & Kashmir Elections A Success Not Because Of Centre's Efforts': Omar Abdullah

ABP News  

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said that the successful elections in Jammu and Kashmir reflected that people wanted to vote despite the Centre "detaining and harassing" people. #WATCH | Kashmir: JKNC vice president & party candidate from Ganderbal and Budgam, Omar Abdullah says, "We have been waiting for 10 years, and the first phase went well. On the second phase …

Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control
3 months, 1 week ago

Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule. “There is a desperate need to end the onslaught of changes coming from there.” India wants to keep Kashmir under direct rule Indian security forces walk past Indian flags and flags of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as a motorcycle rally by …

Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections: Candidates make final push as campaigning for Phase 1 ends
3 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections: Candidates make final push as campaigning for Phase 1 ends

Hindustan Times  

Campaigning for the 24 assembly segments for Phase 1 of Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, slated to be held on September 18, ended on Monday. While Union home minister Amit Shah held two rallies in Jammu division, former chief ministers Ghulam Nabi Azad, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti held rallies in Doda, Anantnag and Pulwama districts. “We must realise that …

BJP trying to 'intimidate' Hindu voters in J&K: Farooq Abdullah
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP trying to 'intimidate' Hindu voters in J&K: Farooq Abdullah

The Hindu  

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the BJP top brass was focussing its election campaign on Jammu as they want to "intimidate" the Hindu voters of Jammu and Kashmir by creating false fears. He also accused the BJP of misleading the people by claiming that terrorism would rise again if the National Conference and Congress alliance came to …

EC Bans Exit Polls For J&K, Haryana Elections Till October 5
3 months, 2 weeks ago

EC Bans Exit Polls For J&K, Haryana Elections Till October 5

ABP News  

The Election Commission of India has banned the publication of exit polls for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, where voting is set to take place on September 18. "The period between 7.00 A.M. on 18.09.2024 and 6.30 P.M. on 05.10.2024, as the period during which conducting and publishing or publicising exit poll by means of the …

Jammu-Kashmir Election: Omar Abdullah On NC-Congress Alliance, 'Had To Sacrifice Those Seats Where We...'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu-Kashmir Election: Omar Abdullah On NC-Congress Alliance, 'Had To Sacrifice Those Seats Where We...'

ABP News  

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Friday addressed the complexities and strategic considerations behind the party's pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Omar explained that the alliance was crucial to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party, noting that in many constituencies, particularly in the low-lying areas of Jammu, Poonch, and Rajouri, the combined efforts …

J-K Assembly Polls: EC issues notification for 26 seats voting in phase 2 on September 25. Check full details here
3 months, 3 weeks ago

J-K Assembly Polls: EC issues notification for 26 seats voting in phase 2 on September 25. Check full details here

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India on August 29 issued a notification for the filing of nomination papers by candidates for the second phase of the upcoming assembly in Jammu and Kashmir. As many as 26 seats will vote in the second phase of polling on September 25. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The last date for filling nomination papers will be September 5, …

J&K Assembly Elections 2024: National Conference Announces First List of 18 Candidates
3 months, 4 weeks ago

J&K Assembly Elections 2024: National Conference Announces First List of 18 Candidates

The Hindu  

After its seat-sharing arrangement with the Congress was finalised, National Conference Monday issued its first list of 18 candidates for the first phase of the three-phased assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The NC announced the name of Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Mir from Rajpora, Showkat Hussain Ganie from Zainpora, Sheikh Mohammad Rafi from Shopian and former minister Sakina Ittoo from DH …

J&K Polls: Trouble In Congress-NC Alliance? Talks Hit Roadblock Over 'Some Seats'
3 months, 4 weeks ago

J&K Polls: Trouble In Congress-NC Alliance? Talks Hit Roadblock Over 'Some Seats'

ABP News  

The Congress high command have rushed its two senior party leaders to Jammu and Kashmir to iron out seat seat sharing dispute with National Conference ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Salman Khurshid will meet NC president Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah in Srinagar after Omar said that both the parties …

J&K will pass resolution against ending Article 370 after polls: Omar Abdullah
4 months, 1 week ago

J&K will pass resolution against ending Article 370 after polls: Omar Abdullah

India Today  

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will pass a resolution against the Centre's decision to end Article 370 in its first decision after the Assembly polls in the Union Territory. Often hitting out at abrogation of Article 370, which came into enactment on August 5, 2019, after a Bill was passed both …

J&K Assembly Elections: Dates Likely to Be Announced Today, First Polls Since Article 370 Abrogation
4 months, 1 week ago

J&K Assembly Elections: Dates Likely to Be Announced Today, First Polls Since Article 370 Abrogation

ABP News  

The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the dates for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Friday, possibly after 3 PM. There is also a possibility that the Commission may announce the dates for the Haryana Assembly elections today as well. On November 21, 2018, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was dissolved, with an assurance that elections …

Jammu Kashmir Elections: Announcement of Assembly Election Dates For J&K Likely Today | Breaking
4 months, 1 week ago

Jammu Kashmir Elections: Announcement of Assembly Election Dates For J&K Likely Today | Breaking

ABP News  

The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the dates for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Friday, possibly after 3 PM. There is also a possibility that the Commission may announce the dates for the Haryana Assembly elections today as well. On November 21, 2018, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was dissolved, with an assurance that elections …

Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections: What happened in 2014 polls? A recap of events
4 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections: What happened in 2014 polls? A recap of events

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission is set to announce the dates for the long-awaited assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Election Commission is set to announce the dates for assembly elections in 2024 today for Jammu and Kashmir The decision to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has come after calls from several regional political parties to conduct polls at the …

Election Commission likely to announce poll dates for Maharashtra, J-K and 2 other states at 3pm today
4 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission likely to announce poll dates for Maharashtra, J-K and 2 other states at 3pm today

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for assembly elections on at 3pm Friday, August 16. ECI to announce Assembly polls schedule today at 3pm An invitation to the media from the Election Commission for a press conference at New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan around 3pm did not mention the states for which the election schedule would be announced. …

Adequate security to be provided for elections in J&K, home secy tells EC
4 months, 1 week ago

Adequate security to be provided for elections in J&K, home secy tells EC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs is learnt to have assured the Election Commission of India that it is ready to provide adequate security personnel to conduct free, fair and peaceful assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The Home Secretary, the officials said, was “on the same page” with the EC’s security assessment of …

When will J&K assembly elections be held? Here's what CEC Rajiv Kumar said
4 months, 2 weeks ago

When will J&K assembly elections be held? Here's what CEC Rajiv Kumar said

Hindustan Times  

Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday said that the poll panel was committed to conducting assembly elections in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir “at the earliest”. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar The EC panel's visit to J&K comes amid spike in terror-related incidents in the Union territory. J&K last held assembly polls in 2014 Jammu and Kashmir …

J&K leaders positive of timely assembly polls after ECI meet
4 months, 2 weeks ago

J&K leaders positive of timely assembly polls after ECI meet

Hindustan Times  

Political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir demanded early assembly elections while meeting the Election Commission of India team led by the chief election commissioner. The three-member team of ECI led by CEC Rajiv Kumar, accompanied by commission members Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to hold meetings with administrative and …

J&K parties, including BJP, ask Election Commission to hold Assembly elections as per Supreme Court deadline
4 months, 2 weeks ago

J&K parties, including BJP, ask Election Commission to hold Assembly elections as per Supreme Court deadline

The Hindu  

All the major national and regional parties, including the BJP, on Thursday were unanimous and forceful in their appeal to the visiting team of the Election Commission of India, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, to hold early Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, which is under Central rule since 2018. The Supreme Court, in its judgement on provisions …

Assembly elections in J-K to be held in THIS month: Union Minister Kishan Reddy on Article 370 abrogation anniversary
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Assembly elections in J-K to be held in THIS month: Union Minister Kishan Reddy on Article 370 abrogation anniversary

Live Mint  

The Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in September this year, Union MinisterG Kishan Reddy said on August 5, the fifth anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to the erstwhile state. Reddy said the activities of Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI have been largely curtailed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation …

Election Commission to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to review assembly polls preparedness
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to review assembly polls preparedness

Live Mint  

The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review preparedness for assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding elections in the Union Territory. In March, Kumar -- who was then the sole member of the three-member commission to visit the Union Territory -- had …

‘Bowing Before Gun-Toting Forces’: Omar Abdullah Slams Calls For Deferring J&K Assembly Polls Amid Terror Attacks
5 months ago

‘Bowing Before Gun-Toting Forces’: Omar Abdullah Slams Calls For Deferring J&K Assembly Polls Amid Terror Attacks

ABP News  

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah asserted on Sunday that the recent surge in terrorist attacks should not be used as an excuse to postpone assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. We held elections in 1996 and you have to agree that there is a difference of heaven and earth between the situation at that time and today," Abdullah stated, …

Omar, Lone seek ‘timely’ Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir
5 months, 1 week ago

Omar, Lone seek ‘timely’ Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir

The Hindu  

Fearing that the BJP-led Union government may delay the scheduled Assembly election in Jammu & Kashmir due to an uptick in militancy, J&K National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah and J&K Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone on July 11 underlined the urgency to hold the much-awaited election in the Union Territory. Despite imperfections, like in other states, let the newly elected …

Elections in J-K should be held to prove supremacy of security forces over terrorists: Omar Abdullah
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Elections in J-K should be held to prove supremacy of security forces over terrorists: Omar Abdullah

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir should be held in time to prove the supremacy of security forces over terrorists, who have carried out a spate of attacks in Jammu region recently. If you have to prove the supremacy of the militancy, rather than proving the supremacy of our armed …

J&K
6 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K

ABP News  

New Delhi: Jailed Kashmiri politician ‘Engineer’ Abdul Rashid Sheikh has sprung a major surprise as he looks set to defeat J&K National Conference’s Omar Abdullah, a former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, by a wide margin from Baramulla. The voter turnout in Kashmir touched historic levels in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, which is the first major polling exercise …

Election Commission to Initiate Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Polls Soon: CEC Kumar
7 months ago

Election Commission to Initiate Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Polls Soon: CEC Kumar

The Hindu  

Encouraged by the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission will "very soon" initiate the process of holding assembly polls in the Union Territory, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. Responding to a question on the turnout in various seats of Jammu and Kashmir and if assembly elections could be held …

Jammu and Kashmir: Three generations of Abdullah family cast vote in Srinagar
7 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Three generations of Abdullah family cast vote in Srinagar

The Hindu  

Omar Abdullah appealed to people to come out and vote as it was the "only democratic way to raise their voice against the decisions taken by the Centre in Jammu and Kashmir". Three generations of the Abdullah family on Monday cast their vote in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, with National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah appealing to …

Farooq Abdullah accuses J-K administration of harassing National Conference workers to help BJP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Farooq Abdullah accuses J-K administration of harassing National Conference workers to help BJP

India TV News  

National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah made huge allegations against the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday. He accused the administration of helping the Bharatiya Janata Party by creating fear among the people and harassing his party’s workers. While asking UT’s Lieutenant Governor to top using the police to harass NC workers, he said, "Not only in J-K, but you will …

Omar Abdullah writes to Election Commission on ‘cancellation of poll rallies’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Omar Abdullah writes to Election Commission on ‘cancellation of poll rallies’

The Hindu  

National Conference candidate Omar Abdullah on Thursday approached the Election Commission of India and accused the administration of “unjust cancellations of scheduled campaigns” in the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. “I am writing to express my utmost concern regarding the recent unjust cancellations of prior permissions granted to the JKNC by the Superintendent of Police Sopore, where the police were informed …

J&K: Controversy erupts as police orders rescheduling of political activities in Sopore
7 months, 2 weeks ago

J&K: Controversy erupts as police orders rescheduling of political activities in Sopore

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: A senior police officer's order seeking the rescheduling of political activities in north Kashmir's Sopore has sparked a controversy with the National Conference accusing the UT administration of bias and obstructing a fair electoral process. Sopore falls within the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency that will go to polls on May 20 in the fifth phase of the seven phase …

Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir to take place soon, says Union Minister
8 months ago

Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir to take place soon, says Union Minister

The Hindu  

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on April 22 said that Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held soon and the people of the Union Territory are enthusiastic about participating in the electoral process to support the BJP's development agenda. On the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, Mr. Singh said the people are upbeat in Jammu and Kashmir about the development …

DC Edit | Make LS polls freer, fairer; also try to make it shorter
9 months, 1 week ago

DC Edit | Make LS polls freer, fairer; also try to make it shorter

Deccan Chronicle  

The curtain is officially up on a 44-day-long festival of democracy that has visited India after five years. In the biggest democratic exercise in the world, around 97 crore Indians will elect 543 members to the Lower House of Parliament with a mandate to run the country for the next five years. From the below-sea-level booths in Kuttanad in Kerala …

No Simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly Polls in J&K
9 months, 1 week ago

No Simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly Polls in J&K

Deccan Chronicle  

said that "we stand committed" that the Assembly elections in J&K would be held soon after the Lok Sabha poll process is completed as there will be availability of additional forces. Reacting, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said there was "something fishy" in not holding the Assembly elections. So much so that even the panchayat and municipal elections are not …

Jammu Kashmir assembly elections to be held after Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 1 week ago

Jammu Kashmir assembly elections to be held after Lok Sabha polls

Op India  

On Saturday, the Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar announced that the assembly elections for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be held after the Lok Sabha elections. In each phase, voting will be underway only in 1 Lok Sabha constituency and the dates for the same are as follows – Phase 1, 19 April – Udhampur Phase 2, …

‘No expectations from Election Commission’: Omar Abdullah demands polls in Jammu and Kashmir
9 months, 1 week ago

‘No expectations from Election Commission’: Omar Abdullah demands polls in Jammu and Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

Omar Abdullah, National Conference vice-president, on Saturday said that he had “no hopes or expectations from the Election Commission of India as it has failed to restore democracy in J&K”. Omar asked the ECI to hold assembly and Lok Sabha polls in J&K simultaneously as from last one decade there had been no assembly polls in J&K. The former J&K …

DC Edit | If J&K is back to ‘normal’, why the delay over polls?
9 months, 1 week ago

DC Edit | If J&K is back to ‘normal’, why the delay over polls?

Deccan Chronicle  

The latest placebo on Jammu and Kashmir is a feel-good video from there showing legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar playing gully cricket in Gulmarg during his travels in the Uri sector. One would assume that the border state which has been in turmoil due to terrorist acts The Election Commission is under orders of the Supreme Court of India to conduct …

Parliamentary proceedings | Opposition members seek timeline for holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Parliamentary proceedings | Opposition members seek timeline for holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

Opposition members in the Lok Sabha on February 6 urged the government to hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest. Participating in a debate on The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws Bill, 2024, Hasnain Masoodi demanded that the polls in the union territory be held soon. Participating in the debate, TMC leader Saugata Roy also referred …

Article 370 abrogation harmed bond between J&K, rest of country: Omar Abdullah
1 year ago

Article 370 abrogation harmed bond between J&K, rest of country: Omar Abdullah

The Hindu  

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on December 6 said the BJP government has harmed the bond between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country with the abrogation of Article 370 provisions. Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement in Parliament, Mr. Abdullah said the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh were not happy with the decision …

BJP Govt at Centre Lacks Courage to Hold Polls in J-K, LS Polls Matter of Compulsion: Omar Abdullah
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP Govt at Centre Lacks Courage to Hold Polls in J-K, LS Polls Matter of Compulsion: Omar Abdullah

News 18  

The BJP government at the Centre lacks the courage to hold polls in Jammu and Kashmir and even the parliamentary elections would not be held here had it not been a matter of compulsion, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has claimed. If they weren’t compelled, they wouldn’t even hold a parliamentary election,” Abdullah told reporters in Poonch district on Thursday …

BJP government at Centre lacks courage to hold polls in Jammu and Kashmir: Omar Abdullah
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP government at Centre lacks courage to hold polls in Jammu and Kashmir: Omar Abdullah

The Hindu  

The BJP government at the Centre lacks the courage to hold polls in Jammu and Kashmir and even the parliamentary elections would not be held here had it not been a matter of compulsion, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has claimed. If they weren't compelled, they wouldn't even hold a parliamentary election," Mr. Abdullah told reporters in Poonch district on …

BJP’s central govt lacks courage to hold polls in Jammu and Kashmir, LS elections matter of compulsion: Omar
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP’s central govt lacks courage to hold polls in Jammu and Kashmir, LS elections matter of compulsion: Omar

India TV News  

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has claimed that the parliamentary elections would not be held in Jammu and Kashmir had it not been a matter of compulsion and attacked the government over Assembly polls in the Union Territory. The challenges encountered in Kargil polls would extend across Jammu and Kashmir," he said. There will be no Panchayat, BDC, DDC, …

Omar Abdullah asks EC to spell out factors delaying Jammu and Kashmir polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Omar Abdullah asks EC to spell out factors delaying Jammu and Kashmir polls

The Hindu  

The National Conference on Monday questioned the Election Commission decision to delay elections in J&K, as the party described the Kargil hill council results as “a verdict against the Centre’s move made on August 5, 2019 to bifurcate J&K”. The ECI has no plausible reasons not to hold elections in J&K,” NC vice president Omar Abdullah said. On the NC …

Article 370 hearing: Kashmir leaders accuse BJP of peddling lies in SC
1 year, 3 months ago

Article 370 hearing: Kashmir leaders accuse BJP of peddling lies in SC

Hindustan Times  

Political parties and leader across Jammu and Kashmir have expressed their disappointment in the submissions by the Union government in the Supreme Court on Thursday. The Supreme Court is hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the revocation of provisions of Article 370 After solicitor general Tushar Mehta submitted in the apex court that the Union government is ready for elections …

Civil society, opposition leaders demand Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 4 months ago

Civil society, opposition leaders demand Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 08, 2023 12:57 IST - 5 MINS READ At a time when the Supreme Court has begun hearing petitions challenging the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status granted under Article 370, independent civil society voices and prominent leaders of the Opposition’s INDIA alliance have raised the pitch for holding Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir. The …

'We too have self-respect': NC leader Omar Abdullah hits out at EC over not holding election in J&K
1 year, 6 months ago

'We too have self-respect': NC leader Omar Abdullah hits out at EC over not holding election in J&K

India TV News  

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday questioned the Election Commission of India 's silence over the assembly election not being conducted in Jammu and Kashmir. Why elections being delayed, asks Farooq Abdullah Earlier, Omar's father and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah also raised similar questions over the delay of the election in the UT. Abdullah, the …

Why elections being delayed in Jammu and Kashmir, asks Farooq Abdullah
1 year, 7 months ago

Why elections being delayed in Jammu and Kashmir, asks Farooq Abdullah

The Hindu  

Veteran politician and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday wondered why there was a delay in holding Assembly elections in the Union Territory and said it was time to have an elected government. On the delay in conducting Assembly elections, Mr. Abdullah said as far as the government goes, it has been saying all the time …

If sure of winning, why delay J-K Assembly polls?: Farooq Abdullah hits out at BJP
1 year, 7 months ago

If sure of winning, why delay J-K Assembly polls?: Farooq Abdullah hits out at BJP

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday questioned the delay in holding the Assembly election, saying the postponement of polls has established a bureaucratic government in the Union territory. said Abdullah to the news agency PTI when asked whether the situation was conducive for holding the elections. Speaking to the news agency, the 85-year-old Lok Sabha MP …

Farooq Abdullah chairs all-party meet in Jammu, decides to meet EC over delay in polls
1 year, 9 months ago

Farooq Abdullah chairs all-party meet in Jammu, decides to meet EC over delay in polls

The Hindu  

National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who chaired an all-party meeting in Jammu on March 11, said J&K was an integral part of the nation and rued the treatment meted out by the Centre to the erstwhile State of J&K. The meeting was attended by National Panthers Party leader Harshdev Singh, J&K Congress chief Viqar Rasool Wani, Aam Aadmi Party …

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