‘Our party workers locked up’: Farooq, Omar Abdullah question PM Narendra Modi
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Our party workers locked up’: Farooq, Omar Abdullah question PM Narendra Modi

Hindustan Times  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Amit Shah over their 'normalcy' claim, saying his party's workers have been detained by law enforcement agencies for the last two days. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah along with his son and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah After casting his vote along with his son Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah questioned PM Modi over claims of normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah said if there was normalcy, why his party's workers were detained ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the union territory. On Monday, three generations of the Abdullah family cast their votes together in Srinagar - National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah and grandsons and first-time electors Zahir and Zamir.

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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 …

Farooq Abdullah Won't Contest LS Polls Due to Health Reasons: Omar Abdullah
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Farooq Abdullah Won't Contest LS Polls Due to Health Reasons: Omar Abdullah

News 18  

National Conference president and sitting MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah would not contest the Lok Sabha polls owing to his heath, the party said on Wednesday. ”He has taken permission from Sagar and other party members to not contest the polls this time because of his health,” Omar Abdullah said. Abdullah contested the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat again in the …

'BJP Sending ED...': What Farooq Abdullah Said Before Jolting INDIA Bloc In Kashmir
10 months, 1 week ago

'BJP Sending ED...': What Farooq Abdullah Said Before Jolting INDIA Bloc In Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

': What Farooq Abdullah Said Before Jolting INDIA Bloc In Kashmir On Thursday, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah delivered a blow to INDIA bloc when he declared that his party will go solo on all J&K parliamentary seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The declaration created a political storm from Srinagar to New Delhi as Farooq Abdullah is one …

'BJP Sending ED...': What Farooq Abdullah Said Before Jolting INDIA Bloc In Kashmir
10 months, 1 week ago

'BJP Sending ED...': What Farooq Abdullah Said Before Jolting INDIA Bloc In Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

': What Farooq Abdullah Said Before Jolting INDIA Bloc In Kashmir On Thursday, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah delivered a blow to INDIA bloc when he declared that his party will go solo on all J&K parliamentary seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The declaration created a political storm from Srinagar to New Delhi as Farooq Abdullah is one …

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 …

Farooq Abdullah re-elected as National Conference president
2 years ago

Farooq Abdullah re-elected as National Conference president

India TV News  

Members of the National Conference on Monday re-elected Farooq Abdullah as the party chief for another term. The delegate session was held near the mausoleum of the party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah at Naseem Bagh. I have told them to bring youth into the party and prepare new leadership of the party," said Farooq Abdullah. ALSO READ | NC leader …

Farooq Abdullah will be Jailed soon, Says BJP J&K Chief; Makes Big Claims on Upcoming Polls
2 years, 2 months ago

Farooq Abdullah will be Jailed soon, Says BJP J&K Chief; Makes Big Claims on Upcoming Polls

News 18  

NC Chief Farooq Abdullah will be in jail very soon and it is clear that the People’s Democratic Party or PDP’s politics are now buried in the graveyard, BJP General Secretary in-charge of Kashmir Sunil Sharma said claiming that Kashmiri people have rejected both opposition parties – the PDP and the NCP. Commenting on the upcoming polls in Jammu and …

President election: Farooq Abdullah 'respectfully withdraws' his name
2 years, 6 months ago

President election: Farooq Abdullah 'respectfully withdraws' his name

India TV News  

Highlights Farooq Abdullah withdrew his name as joint opposition candidate for presidential polls Abdullah's name was proposed for the president's election by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee He wanted to focus on helping Jammu and Kashmir through a critical time President Election: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday withdrew his name for consideration as the joint opposition candidate for …

Opinion | The Kashmir Files: Ask Farooq Abdullah again!
2 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | The Kashmir Files: Ask Farooq Abdullah again!

India TV News  

After maintaining a stony silence on the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’, National Conference leader Dr. Farooq Abdullah and J&K People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday gave their reactions for the first time in public. If people want to know the bitter truth, they should talk to the Intelligence Bureau chief at that time, or Kerala governor Arif Mohammed …

Omar's claim Farooq Abdullah was not responsible for Kashmiri Pandits' genocide a lie: BJP's Amit Malviya
2 years, 9 months ago

Omar's claim Farooq Abdullah was not responsible for Kashmiri Pandits' genocide a lie: BJP's Amit Malviya

India TV News  

BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Monday once again upped the ante against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah who claimed his father and former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah was not responsible for the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. Amit Malviya shared a copy of J&K Migrant Immovable Property Act, claiming it was introduced by Farooq Abdullah, in …

Jammu & Kashmir: Political parties gearing up to take on the Centre
3 years ago

Jammu & Kashmir: Political parties gearing up to take on the Centre

The Hindu  

POLITICAL parties in Jammu and Kashmir have swung into brisk campaigning mode even though there is no confirmation from either the Election Commission or the Centre that elections will be held in 2022 and the Delimitation Commission is yet to finish its task of redrawing the Assembly constituencies of the Union Territory. Omar’s salvos At a well-attended rally in Doda …

Narendra Modi's meet with J&K leaders a calibrated move, shows PM holds all aces in Valley's political process – Firstpost
3 years, 5 months ago

Narendra Modi's meet with J&K leaders a calibrated move, shows PM holds all aces in Valley's political process – Firstpost

Firstpost  

It is my contention that instead of a ‘reversal’, ‘walk back’ or a ‘failed Kashmir policy’, the engagement with eight mainstream parties shows that Modi government remains in control of the political process in Kashmir and retains the advantage in negotiating with mainstream stakeholders. Pakistan’s current Kashmir debate is about finding a way out.” Ahead of the meeting, it was …

Farooq says 'level of mistrust' in J&K, Omar demands statehood before polls
3 years, 5 months ago

Farooq says 'level of mistrust' in J&K, Omar demands statehood before polls

India Today  

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Saturday said there was "a level of mistrust" in Jammu and Kashmir, and it was for the Centre to remove it, even as his son and former chief minister Omar Abdullah demanded restoring Jammu and Kashmir's statehood before holding assembly polls. Speaking to reporters upon their return from Delhi after attending an all-party meet convened …

PM Modi’s all-party meeting on J&K ends after three hours
3 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi’s all-party meeting on J&K ends after three hours

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-profile all-party meeting in New Delhi with politicians from Kashmir today has ended. Ahead of the meeting at PM Modi's official residence on Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, with Kashmiri political leaders, security forces in Kashmir are on high alert. Among those invited are Kashmir's former three top elected leaders — Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar …

Restore statehood to J&K to restore lost trust: Farooq Abdullah after meet with PM
3 years, 6 months ago

Restore statehood to J&K to restore lost trust: Farooq Abdullah after meet with PM

India Today  

National Conference president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who was among the 14 leaders who attended the all-party meeting chaired by PM Modi over J&K, urged the prime minister to work towards building trust in Jammu and Kashmir by ensuring that its statehood is restored. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired an all-party meeting at his New Delhi …

Omar Abdullah claims he, his family put under house arrest, says it's 'new J&K'
3 years, 10 months ago

Omar Abdullah claims he, his family put under house arrest, says it's 'new J&K'

India TV News  

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Sunday claimed he and his family, including his father and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah, have been put under house arrest by authorities. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also posted photographs showing police vehicles outside the gates of his residence in the Gupkar area of the city. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti …

Three BJP workers detained for trying to hoist Tricolour at Srinagar's Lal Chowk
4 years, 1 month ago

Three BJP workers detained for trying to hoist Tricolour at Srinagar's Lal Chowk

India TV News  

Three Bharatiya Janata Party workers have been detained by the Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday for trying to hoist the Tricolour at the Clock tower in Srinagar. The BJP workers said that they wanted to send a message to the People's Alliance for Gupkar declaration that only the Tricolour will be unfurled in Kashmir. Mufti had on Saturday said …

Former Kashmir chief minister released after 14-month detention
4 years, 2 months ago

Former Kashmir chief minister released after 14-month detention

Al Jazeera  

Mehbooba Mufti, 61, was detained following the government’s revocation of the region’s autonomy in August 2019. Mehbooba Mufti, 61, a former chief minister in Jammu and Kashmir, was among several leaders arrested under the country’s Public Safety Act after the federal government in August 2019 abrogated Article 370 of the Indian constitution. “As Ms Mufti’s illegal detention finally comes to …

Farooq Abdullah Attends Parliament 1st Time Since Article 370 Move
4 years, 3 months ago

Farooq Abdullah Attends Parliament 1st Time Since Article 370 Move

The Quint  

Abdullah seemed to seek attention in this session in the backdrop of allegations that some leaders in Jammu and Kashmir were kept under illegal detention after Jammu and Kashmir's status was changed. He was welcomed by senior leaders, including Congress' Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari, NCP's Supriya Sule, DMK's A. Raja and Muthuvel Karunanidhi Kanimozhi and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen …

We won’t remain silent on the abrogation of Article 370: Farooq Abdullah
4 years, 4 months ago

We won’t remain silent on the abrogation of Article 370: Farooq Abdullah

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Former chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that he or his party will not remain silent on the issue of the erstwhile state of being stripped of its special status by the Centre “arbitrarily”. The meeting was held at his residence along Srinagar’s Gupkar Road and was attended by two other NC MPs Hasnain …

Meeting of parties called by Farooq Abdullah not held due to restrictions imposed by authorities: NC
4 years, 4 months ago

Meeting of parties called by Farooq Abdullah not held due to restrictions imposed by authorities: NC

India TV News  

A meeting of some political parties called by Jammu and Kashmir's veteran leader Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday to discuss the situation arising out of the abrogation of Article 370 provisions a year ago could not be held due to strict restrictions imposed by authorities, his National Conference said. National Conference MP from Anantnag in south Kashmir Hasnain Masoodi and PDP's …

Naya Kashmir marks its first anniversary with stoic silence
4 years, 4 months ago

Naya Kashmir marks its first anniversary with stoic silence

India Today  

The first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A was marked in Kashmir with stoic silence, deserted streets and total shutdown despite no call given by any separatist organisation. The number might seem insignificant but symbolises how tough it is for the people of J&K to peacefully protest," lltija Mufti tweeted from her mother's official handle. Despite the stringent …

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