JKPC’s Sajad Lone files nomination papers from Baramulla, pledges ‘development with dignity’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

JKPC’s Sajad Lone files nomination papers from Baramulla, pledges ‘development with dignity’

The Hindu  

J&K Peoples Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone on May 1 filed his nomination papers from Baramulla Lok Sabha seat and pledged to fight for “equal rights and bringing J&K at par with other States of India”. Mr. Lone, who has managed a pre-poll alliance with the J&K Apni Party and support of many other smaller players like Yasir Reshi, Safina Beig and Nizam-ud-Din Bhat, is a strong contender against the National Conference’s Omar Abdullah. Mr. Lone’s party bagged 1.03 lakh votes against NC’s 1.33 lakh votes in the 2019 Parliament elections. Mr. Lone targeted Mr. Abdullah and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance bloc in his address after filing the nomination papers.

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Watch | Ruckus in J&K Assembly, some MLAs marshalled out after clash over Article 370
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Watch | Ruckus in J&K Assembly, some MLAs marshalled out after clash over Article 370

Firstpost  

Fist fight broke out in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday after Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, an Awami Ittehad Party MLA representing the Langate constituency and brother of Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, displayed banner that read, ‘We demand restoration of Article 370 and 35A’ Ruckus broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Thursday. The situation turned murky …

Ruckus in J&K assembly as Engineer Rashid's brother displays Article 370 banner
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ruckus in J&K assembly as Engineer Rashid's brother displays Article 370 banner

Hindustan Times  

A ruckus broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Thursday after Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, MLA from Langate and brother of jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, displayed a banner on Article 370, leading to a fist fight among lawmakers. Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party MLA Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh displaying a banner on Article 370 in J&K …

J&K peaceful, no one wants Article 370 back: Minister G Kishan Reddy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K peaceful, no one wants Article 370 back: Minister G Kishan Reddy

New Indian Express  

JAMMU: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday claimed that five years since the abrogation of Article 370, peace had returned to Jammu and Kashmir and large-scale development was underway, as he urged the people to vote for his party in the upcoming state election. Reddy said that before the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to the …

Will Not Fight LS Polls if NC Gets INDIA Bloc to Publicly Commit to Restore Article 370: Sajad Lone
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Not Fight LS Polls if NC Gets INDIA Bloc to Publicly Commit to Restore Article 370: Sajad Lone

News 18  

Challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court might have been a mistake but not doing so would have made things worse politically for the mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone has said. Noting that the NC was a constituent of the INDIA bloc, Lone said if the party gets the opposition grouping …

Sajad Lone weaves web of pre-poll alliances to net Baramulla seat
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Sajad Lone weaves web of pre-poll alliances to net Baramulla seat

The Hindu  

Sajad Lone, J&K Peoples Conference chief contesting from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, is weaving a web of pre-poll alliances to net the seat and defeat National Conference candidate Omar Abdullah. Mr. Lone has already managed a pre-poll alliance with Altaf Bukhari’s J&K Apni Party. Sources said Mr. Lone’s party is also reaching out to Nazir Khan, an influential District …

Sajad Lone, Altaf Bukhari join hands to challenge Omar Abdullah in Baramulla
8 months ago

Sajad Lone, Altaf Bukhari join hands to challenge Omar Abdullah in Baramulla

The Hindu  

Sajad Gani Lone, a candidate from the J&K People’s Conference contesting from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, on Tuesday received a shot in the arm after Altaf Bukhari’s J&K Apni Party extended its support in north Kashmir. With Mr. Bukhari’s support, Mr. Lone, whose party stood second in the 2019 Parliament election, has managed to win the support of a …

Sajad Lone seeks help from JKAP to defeat NC for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat
8 months ago

Sajad Lone seeks help from JKAP to defeat NC for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat

The Hindu  

J&K Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone, who is contesting from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, on Saturday sought the support of J&K Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari “to prevent fragmentation that has historically favoured the National Conference “. We extend our hand to the JKAP, seeking their crucial support in Baramulla, just as we vow to back them in Srinagar …

National Conference fields Omar Abdullah from Baramulla, Shia cleric Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from Srinagar
8 months, 1 week ago

National Conference fields Omar Abdullah from Baramulla, Shia cleric Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from Srinagar

The Hindu  

National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Friday announced the names of Omar Abdullah and Shia cleric Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi as the party’s candidates from Baramulla and Srinagar constituencies, respectively, for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Mr. Omar Abdullah, while speaking on his nomination, sought to project the upcoming election as a fight between the BJP’s proxies and the …

In Kashmir seats, friends turn foes
8 months, 2 weeks ago

In Kashmir seats, friends turn foes

Hindustan Times  

The three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir Valley have put the INDIA bloc in a fix. The glue that held the multi-party Gupkar alliance was Article 370, but, clearly, both parties have privileged their electoral goals over the bigger idea of Kashmiri sub-nationalism, embedded in the demand to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. The consensus built around Article 370 …

Article 370 Case Petitioner Files Affidavit In Supreme Court Affirming Oath To Uphold Indian Constitution & Protect Territorial Integrity
1 year, 3 months ago

Article 370 Case Petitioner Files Affidavit In Supreme Court Affirming Oath To Uphold Indian Constitution & Protect Territorial Integrity

Live Law  

National Conference leader and Member of Parliament Mohammad Akbar Lone, who is the lead petitioner in the batch of petitions challenging the repeal of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, on the direction of the Supreme Court, has filed an affidavit stating that he would preserve and uphold the provisions of the Constitution of India and protect the territorial …

Pro-Pak slogans: SC asks NC leader Mohd Akbar Lone to file affidavit saying he owes allegiance to Indian Constitution
1 year, 3 months ago

Pro-Pak slogans: SC asks NC leader Mohd Akbar Lone to file affidavit saying he owes allegiance to Indian Constitution

Firstpost  

Lone, the lead petitioner challenging the abrogation of Article 370 will file the affidavit by Tuesday, senior advocate Kapil Sibal told the bench. The Supreme Court Monday asked National Conference leader Mohd Akbar Lone to file an affidavit swearing allegiance to the Constitution of India and accepting the country’s sovereignty, after the ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogan that he allegedly raised in …

Article 370 case: SC asks Lone to file affidavit pledging allegiance to Constitution
1 year, 3 months ago

Article 370 case: SC asks Lone to file affidavit pledging allegiance to Constitution

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on September 4 said it wants National Conference party leader Mohammad Akbar Lone, a petitioner in the Article 370 abrogation challenge case, to file an affidavit stating that he “unconditionally accepts” that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and he owes allegiance to the country’s Constitution. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared for Mr. …

Leaders detained as dilution of Article 370 completes four years
1 year, 4 months ago

Leaders detained as dilution of Article 370 completes four years

The Hindu  

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that she was put under house arrest on Saturday, along with other leaders of her Peoples Democratic Party, while the Srinagar office of the National Conference was sealed, according to a party spokesperson. J&K’s regional parties accused the Lieutenant Governor’s administration of imposing such restrictions on the fourth anniversary of the …

NC, PDP, CPI(M) hail Supreme Court’s decision to hear petitions challenging the reading down of Article 370 in J&K
1 year, 5 months ago

NC, PDP, CPI(M) hail Supreme Court’s decision to hear petitions challenging the reading down of Article 370 in J&K

The Hindu  

Several of Jammu & Kashmir’s regional parties, which have challenged the Centre’s decision to abrogate the provisions of Article 370 in 2019, on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the petitions challenging the reading down of Article 370. “Welcome Hon’ble SC’s decision to finally hear petitions pending since 2019 challenging the illegal abrogation of Article 370. The SC …

Restoring governance and normalcy in J&K
3 years, 4 months ago

Restoring governance and normalcy in J&K

Hindustan Times  

In Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, the second anniversary of the effective abrogation of Article 370, nothing of the kind that separatists were expecting happened. On a recent visit to the Valley, two weeks before the August 5 anniversary, I met a man who was trembling on his numb legs and moving with the help of a stick. “Suddenly …

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