Longer Kashmiri leaders remain jailed, better for their political career: Satya Pal Malik
5 years, 4 months ago

Longer Kashmiri leaders remain jailed, better for their political career: Satya Pal Malik

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik today made light of the criticism of the government over arrest of political leaders in the state following abrogation of special status under Article 370. Comparing the arrest of politicians in Kashmir with his own political detentions, Malik said, "They are not detained too far from their homes. Malik, however, evaded a question during his press conference about the number of people put behind the bars since special status of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked earlier this month. The Narendra Modi government issued a Presidential Order under Article 370 revoking special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted to it by the same Article.

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Rahul Gandhi, Satya Pal Malik vent frustration against Modi government in 28-minute-long interview
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi, Satya Pal Malik vent frustration against Modi government in 28-minute-long interview

Op India  

Talk about storm in a teacup and Rahul Gandhi’s interview/chat with former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik begins with the message, “On 14th October, I had a conversation with former Governor of J&K, Shri Satya Pal Malik. Now it has become a business.” Article 370 abrogation According to Satya Pal Malik, Jammu and Kashmir “cannot be managed by …

Pak Caretaker PM Kakar Forms New Cabinet; New Appointees Show Kashmir Agenda Returns to PMO
1 year, 4 months ago

Pak Caretaker PM Kakar Forms New Cabinet; New Appointees Show Kashmir Agenda Returns to PMO

News 18  

Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday appointed a new cabinet ahead of the general elections due in early November. Pakistan’s former ambassador to US Jalil Abbas Jilani was named foreign minister and former central bank chief Shamshad Akhtar was appointed finance minister as part of the new caretaker cabinet. In a significant move, Mushaal Malik, wife of Kashmiri …

Satya Pal Malik: Pakistan says it is ‘vindicated’ by damning Modi claims from former Kashmir official
1 year, 8 months ago

Satya Pal Malik: Pakistan says it is ‘vindicated’ by damning Modi claims from former Kashmir official

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview on Friday, Mr Malik said he …

Steps Towards A Peaceful and Prosperous Kashmir - News18
2 years ago

Steps Towards A Peaceful and Prosperous Kashmir - News18

News 18  

Days after The Resistance Front, an infamous offshoot of dreaded terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, issued threats and released a so-called ‘hit list’ with the names of 56 Kashmiri minority persons employed under the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package in the Kashmir valley, an FIR has been filed and an investigation has been initiated. What makes the latest hit list particularly worrisome is …

CBI questions former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik in Rs 300-crore bribery claim
2 years, 3 months ago

CBI questions former J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik in Rs 300-crore bribery claim

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation questioned former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with his claim that he had been offered Rs 300-crore bribe to clear two files during his stint in J&K. Satya Pal Malik had claimed that he was offered a Rs 300-crore bribe for clearing files during his tenure as the governor of Jammu …

Yasin Malik | The poster boy of separatism in Kashmir
2 years, 7 months ago

Yasin Malik | The poster boy of separatism in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The Jammu-Kashmir Plebiscite Front, the parent organisation of the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front, was founded by Maqbool Bhat, a Kashmiri school teacher, in 1966, the same year Yasin Malik was born. Amanullah Khan, from the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, was the first chairman of the JKLF, set up in 1977 for “liberating” J&K from both India and Pakistan. …

Yasin Malik Gets Life Term: J&K's Separatist Politics Nearing an End?
2 years, 7 months ago

Yasin Malik Gets Life Term: J&K's Separatist Politics Nearing an End?

The Quint  

Yasin Malik’s conviction under the charges of financing terrorism turns a page on another significant period of Kashmir’s trouble-torn history. Sentencing 56-year-old Malik, who headed the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front, to imprisonment for the remainder of his life will effectively deal a sledgehammer blow to the organised form of separatist politics in Kashmir, which was already tottering along the …

Indian court sentences Kashmiri leader to life in prison
2 years, 7 months ago

Indian court sentences Kashmiri leader to life in prison

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — An Indian court sentenced a Kashmiri separatist leader to life in prison on Wednesday after declaring him guilty of terrorism and sedition, triggering a clash between protesters and police and a partial shutdown of businesses in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. Mohammed Yasin Malik, 56, led the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, one of the first …

Yasin Malik sent to life imprisonment: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says black day for Indian democracy
2 years, 7 months ago

Yasin Malik sent to life imprisonment: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says black day for Indian democracy

India TV News  

Highlights A Delhi court awarded life imprisonment to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik The sentencing was in the 2017 terror funding case Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif called it a black day for Indian democracy and its justice system Yasin Malik terror funding case: Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik on Wednesday was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2017 terror funding case …

Curious case of Governor Satya Pal Malik's outbursts against BJP, Modi govt
3 years, 2 months ago

Curious case of Governor Satya Pal Malik's outbursts against BJP, Modi govt

India Today  

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik’s is a curious case in the Narendra Modi government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. SATYA PAL MALIK TRAINING GUNS AT BJP In March this year, Satya Pal Malik, as Meghalaya governor, held a rally in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, his home state, to voice staunch opposition to how the Modi government handled the farmers’ …

Kashmiris accuse Indian forces of arbitrary arrests, intimidation
3 years, 4 months ago

Kashmiris accuse Indian forces of arbitrary arrests, intimidation

Al Jazeera  

Arbitrary arrests and intimidation by security forces wielding batons and snatching phones leave many too scared to voice dissent. But two years after New Delhi imposed direct rule on the region, locals say arbitrary arrests and intimidation by security forces wielding batons and snatching phones have left many too scared to voice dissent. A week before the region’s partial autonomy …

A victory of democracy
3 years, 6 months ago

A victory of democracy

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to invite leaders of Jammu and Kashmir’s mainstream political formations, including four former chief ministers, three of whom were arrested by the central government less than two years ago, is a victory of Indian democracy. There can also be a legitimate debate on what prompted the Kashmiri parties to accept the invitation, and whether it …

Kashmir’s status quo is fragile, PM’s all-party meet key to stopping a dangerous drift
3 years, 6 months ago

Kashmir’s status quo is fragile, PM’s all-party meet key to stopping a dangerous drift

Firstpost  

Although killings of terrorists have also been high — 174 ethnic-Kashmiri jihadists were shot last year, up from just 34 in 2016 — levels of violence remain higher than in the five years before the 2016 uprising, data from the South Asia Terrorism Portal shows The leaflet was glued onto the signboard that welcomes students into the Government Boys High …

'It's Gunda Raj', tweets Mehbooba Mufti claiming PDP leaders detained ahead of DDC poll counting
4 years ago

'It's Gunda Raj', tweets Mehbooba Mufti claiming PDP leaders detained ahead of DDC poll counting

India TV News  

The Peoples Democratic Party claimed that its three senior leaders were detained on Monday, December 21, a day before the counting of votes in the District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to Twitter, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said three senior leaders of the party -- Sartaj Madni, Mansoor Hussain and Naeem Akhtar – were "arbitrarily detained". Mehbooba …

Kashmir’s political parties unite to fight for return of autonomy
4 years, 2 months ago

Kashmir’s political parties unite to fight for return of autonomy

Al Jazeera  

Kashmir’s main political parties have announced a grand alliance to seek a peaceful restoration of its autonomy days after India released the last key Kashmiri political leader from a lengthy detention. We want the government of India to return to the people of the state the rights they held before August 5th, 2019,” Farooq Abdullah, former chief minister of Indian-administered …

India sets free top Kashmiri politician after a year
4 years, 2 months ago

India sets free top Kashmiri politician after a year

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Indian authorities on Tuesday released a top Kashmiri politician from detention more than a year after New Delhi scrapped Indian-controlled Kashmir’s special status, a move that triggered widespread anger and economic ruin amid a harsh security clampdown. Mehbooba Mufti had been held in detention since August 2019 alongside thousands of politicians and activists after Indian Prime Minister …

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 …

Jammu and Kashmir’s elected legislature will happen at the right time: Lt Guv GC Murmu
4 years, 5 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir’s elected legislature will happen at the right time: Lt Guv GC Murmu

Hindustan Times  

In his first eight months as the first lieutenant governor of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the paradigm-shifting constitutional changes made on August 5 last year, Girish Chandra Murmu has steadfastly pursued the two-fold agenda he had set for himself: Pushing development projects and empowering democratic institutions at the grassroots. But his next challenges are more daunting …

A year on, several Jammu and Kashmir leaders remain confined
4 years, 5 months ago

A year on, several Jammu and Kashmir leaders remain confined

The Hindu  

Almost a year after the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked on August 5 last year, over two dozen mainstream leaders of the regional parties, including the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, remain under house arrest in the Kashmir valley. “Around 16 leaders of the party continue to be under house arrest for the past 363 …

Opposition demands immediate release of political detainees in Kashmir
4 years, 10 months ago

Opposition demands immediate release of political detainees in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The Opposition on Monday called for the immediate release of all political detainees in Kashmir, especially Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti who have been detained for about seven months on “flimsiest of grounds”. In a joint statement, six Opposition leaders including NCP president Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee, Janata Dal supremo …

Pray for Early Release of Abdullahs, Mufti From Detention: Rajnath
4 years, 10 months ago

Pray for Early Release of Abdullahs, Mufti From Detention: Rajnath

The Quint  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday, 22 February, said that he is praying for the early release of three former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir from their detention and hoping that they will contribute to normalising the situation in Kashmir. Dozens of politicians, including three former chief ministers – Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah of National Conference, …

Analysis | Several obstacles on the political front in Jammu and Kashmir
4 years, 11 months ago

Analysis | Several obstacles on the political front in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

This January 26, the government of India announced that it was awarding the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honours, to People’s Democratic Party leader Muzaffar Baig. A month before that, a group of eight PDP leaders, led by Altaf Bukhari, spoke of the need for a “new political formation” in Jammu and Kashmir. While the two events seem …

Diplomats Get a Modi-fied View of Kashmir on Day 1 of Visit
5 years ago

Diplomats Get a Modi-fied View of Kashmir on Day 1 of Visit

The Quint  

Over two months after the visit of around 20 Members of the European Parliament, Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, 9 January, conducted a tour of diplomats from 16 countries as part of the Government of India’s initiative to convince the world that peace and normalcy had returned to the Valley. Authorities have been making efforts to falsify criticism from …

As Jammu and Kashmir leaders languish in detention, new entrants seek to fill political void in post-Article 370 scenario
5 years ago

As Jammu and Kashmir leaders languish in detention, new entrants seek to fill political void in post-Article 370 scenario

Firstpost  

Srinagar: Even as the current political leadership in Jammu and Kashmir faces a time of crisis, new young faces are trying to create a niche for themselves. Now, Kashmiri youth are well-educated and realise that mainstream politics is the best way to serve the community.” Speaking about regional leaders in detention, he said that their “ego and corrupt mind have …

Abdullahs, Muftis no more relevant in Jammu and Kashmir: Ex-Governor Malik
5 years ago

Abdullahs, Muftis no more relevant in Jammu and Kashmir: Ex-Governor Malik

India TV News  

Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik plans to write a book on his experiences as the Jammu and Kashmir Governor, when the central government abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated the state into two Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh. Politicians like Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were no longer relevant in Kashmir, he said and added things would return …

Situation in J-K getting normal, detained leaders will be released but no time-frame: MHA
5 years, 1 month ago

Situation in J-K getting normal, detained leaders will be released but no time-frame: MHA

India Today  

Top Union home ministry officials on Friday conveyed to a parliamentary panel that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is getting normal and detained political leaders, including former chief ministers, will be released but gave no time-frame for it, sources said. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Additional Secretary in the home ministry Gyanesh Kumar and other ministry officials …

Allow democratic activity in Kashmir, National Conference urges Centre
5 years, 2 months ago

Allow democratic activity in Kashmir, National Conference urges Centre

The Hindu  

The National Conference on Tuesday urged the government to release all political leaders being detained in Jammu and Kashmir, allow political activities and normalise the situation there. In a statement, the party said November 5 marks three months since the central government abrogated the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and its bifurcation into two Union …

Satya Pal Malik likely to become J&K L-G: Governor prescribed President's Rule in state, defended 'blackout' after Article 370 revocation
5 years, 2 months ago

Satya Pal Malik likely to become J&K L-G: Governor prescribed President's Rule in state, defended 'blackout' after Article 370 revocation

Firstpost  

73-year-old Satya Pal Malik has been associated with almost all political hues, starting as a socialist student leader in Meerut University to the vice president of the BJP Satya Pal Malik, the incumbent governor of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, is likely to be appointed as the Lieutenant-Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on 31 October. …

Political leaders released in Kashmir, promise not to disrupt peace
5 years, 2 months ago

Political leaders released in Kashmir, promise not to disrupt peace

Live Mint  

New Delhi: More than two months since they were detained, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday released three politicians who had been placed in preventive detention since 5 August— the day the Centre abrogated Article 370. While Mir is a former Peoples Democratic Party legislator, Lone contested on a Congress ticket from North Kashmir and later resigned as district …

Political leaders set to be released one by one, J&K admin says
5 years, 3 months ago

Political leaders set to be released one by one, J&K admin says

India TV News  

Political leaders from Kashmir who are under preventive detention after the abrogation of Article 370 will be released soon, Jammu and Kashmir administration said on Thursday. Responding to a question on the timeline for release of political prisoners in Kashmir, Farooq Khan, adviser to Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik said: "Yes, one by one after analysis of every individual, …

Kashmiri leaders will be released one by one, says J&K governor's adviser
5 years, 3 months ago

Kashmiri leaders will be released one by one, says J&K governor's adviser

India Today  

The adviser to the Jammu and Kashmir governor, Farooq Khan, on Thursday said that Kashmiri leaders will be released "one by one after analysis of every individual". A day before, the J&K administration ended the house arrest of almost all political leaders from the Jammu region after almost two months. Farooq Khan, Advisor to J&K Governor on if after Jammu …

Jammu and Kashmir administration ends house arrest of political leaders
5 years, 3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir administration ends house arrest of political leaders

India TV News  

Nearly all leaders of the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party and National Conference in Jammu have been freed from their detention. However, prominent leaders including NCP's Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah, PDP's Mehbooba Mufti, Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference's Sajjad Gani Lone, among others continue to remain under house arrest. The Jammu and Kashmir administration and many prominent …

J&K administration ends house arrest of political leaders in Jammu
5 years, 3 months ago

J&K administration ends house arrest of political leaders in Jammu

India Today  

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ended house arrest of almost all political leaders from Jammu. However, prominent leaders in Kashmir including NCP's Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah, PDP's Mehbooba Mufti, J&K People's Conference's Sajjad Gani Lone and many others continue to remain under house arrest. The Jammu and Kashmir administration and many prominent leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party …

House arrest of Kashmiri leaders not beyond 18 months, they have movies, gym: Jitendra Singh
5 years, 3 months ago

House arrest of Kashmiri leaders not beyond 18 months, they have movies, gym: Jitendra Singh

India Today  

Union minister Jitendra Singh has said the Centre won't keep Kashmiri politicians under house arrest for more than 18 months and also added that they are not under arrest, but are living as "house guests". He also added, "Political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir will not remain under house arrest for more than 18 months." A bunch of Kashmiri politicians, …

India arrests senior Kashmir leader under controversial law
5 years, 3 months ago

India arrests senior Kashmir leader under controversial law

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A Parliament member who is a senior pro-India politician in Indian-controlled Kashmir was arrested Monday under a controversial law that allows authorities to imprison someone for up to two years without charge or trial. Farooq Abdullah, 81, who also was the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested at his residence in Srinagar, the summer …

India arrests Kashmir leader Abdullah under controversial law
5 years, 3 months ago

India arrests Kashmir leader Abdullah under controversial law

Al Jazeera  

Farooq Abdullah was arrested under a law that allows imprisoning someone for up to two years without charge or trial. A senior pro-India Kashmiri politician was arrested under a controversial law that allows authorities to imprison someone for up to two years without charge or trial. Farooq Abdullah, 82, a former chief minister of Indian-administered part of the disputed region …

Kashmir news updates: Satya Pal Malik says month-long house arrest of Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti will help them win more votes
5 years, 4 months ago

Kashmir news updates: Satya Pal Malik says month-long house arrest of Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti will help them win more votes

Firstpost  

12:32 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Satya Pal Malik says jailed ex-CMs will acquire political benefits due to house arrest Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday justified the action of “preventive detention” against former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti, and Farooq and Omar Abdullah, saying that the more politicians spend time in jail, the more …

Those who stay detained longest become tallest leaders: J&K Guv on politicians on house arrest
5 years, 4 months ago

Those who stay detained longest become tallest leaders: J&K Guv on politicians on house arrest

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said that those who stay detained longest become tallest leaders. Assuring the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik has said, "We are not enemy of people of Kashmir, we will now show, we mean well for them." On border tensions, Satya Pal Malik said, "Pakistan is creating trouble on the …

Rahul Gandhi behaved like political juvenile on J&K: Governor Satya Pal Malik
5 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi behaved like political juvenile on J&K: Governor Satya Pal Malik

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, here on Wednesday, slammed former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi saying he behaved like a "political juvenile" over the abrogation of Article 370, which led Pakistan to use his comments at the UN. Addressing reporters, Malik said, "I don't want to speak for Rahul Gandhi as he comes from a respected family. He should …

Governor Satya Pal Malik says 50,000 to be hired for govt jobs in J&K
5 years, 4 months ago

Governor Satya Pal Malik says 50,000 to be hired for govt jobs in J&K

India TV News  

Addressing a press conference, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday assured the culture and identity of the people would be preserved. Justifying the restrictions, Governor Satya Pal Malik said it was important to avoid any loss of lives. Flanked by Advisor K Vijay Kumar, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam and Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh, Malik, who will …

Indian opposition parties protest against Kashmir detentions
5 years, 4 months ago

Indian opposition parties protest against Kashmir detentions

Al Jazeera  

Top opposition figures in New Delhi call for release of arrested political leaders and end to communications blockade. New Delhi, India – Major opposition parties in India have joined forces to protest against the government’s clampdown in Indian-administered Kashmir, demanding the immediate release of political leaders and the restoration of communication services in the Himalayan region. ‘Undeclared state of emergency’ …

Key Kashmir political leaders arrested by India since August 5
5 years, 4 months ago

Key Kashmir political leaders arrested by India since August 5

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds arrested since clampdown began, including three former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir state. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Indian authorities have carried out a major crackdown against political leaders in Indian-administered Kashmir and arrested high-profile figures that include three former chief ministers of the Muslim-majority state. Here is a roundup of prominent Kashmiri politicians and leaders currently under arrest: …

Kashmir updates: Overall situation calm, some restrictions to continue | As it happened
5 years, 4 months ago

Kashmir updates: Overall situation calm, some restrictions to continue | As it happened

India Today  

The Congress expressed concern on Tuesday over the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir, while urging the government to initiate a political dialogue and convene an all-party meeting on the issue. Senior Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said opposition leaders should be allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir freely and speak to the people there and demanded immediate release of all …

'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, 4 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 …

Invite all-party delegation to Kashmir, Shashi Tharoor asks J&K guv on special invite for Rahul
5 years, 4 months ago

Invite all-party delegation to Kashmir, Shashi Tharoor asks J&K guv on special invite for Rahul

India Today  

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has asked the Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik to invite an all-party delegation to the Valley to review the ground situation in the state. Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik had on Monday said he will send an aircraft to Rahul Gandhi to facilitate his visit to the Valley over the Congress …

Kashmir experiencing unprecedented lockdown, 8 million people ‘incarcerated’: Shah Faesal
5 years, 5 months ago

Kashmir experiencing unprecedented lockdown, 8 million people ‘incarcerated’: Shah Faesal

The Hindu  

J&K People’s Movement president Shah Faesal on Wednesday said Kashmir was experiencing an unprecedented lock-down and the local people were yet to make sense of what had befallen them. But, no news of any killings,” said Mr. Faesal through his Twitter account. Mr. Faesal said the body language of security personnel manning barricades was “extremely harsh” and that people were …

Rahul Gandhi questions arrest Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti
5 years, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi questions arrest Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti

The Hindu  

More than 24 hours after the government brought in legislation revoking Article 370 relating to Kashmir, outgoing Congress president Rahul Gandhi in a tweet questioned the government's decision to detain National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. It’s also short sighted and foolish because it will allow terrorists to fill the leadership vacuum created by GOI. At …

Kashmir turmoil: Fingers crossed, will know before the day is over, says Chidambaram
5 years, 5 months ago

Kashmir turmoil: Fingers crossed, will know before the day is over, says Chidambaram

India Today  

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram slammed the Narendra Modi-led government over house arrests of Jammu and Kashmir politicians amid massive clampdown in the state. I condemn the house arrests," Chidambaram tweeted after Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were placed under house arrest around midnight. P. Chidambaram August 5, 2019 KASHMIR ON EDGE Kashmir remained on edge as the authorities suspended …

He is a political juvenile: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik hits back at Omar Abdullah
5 years, 5 months ago

He is a political juvenile: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik hits back at Omar Abdullah

India TV News  

Taking a firm stand on his controversial statement, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik on Monday called former CM Omar Abdullah a "political juvenile" as he tweets on everything. His statement came after Omar's tweet, in which he slammed the Governor for asking terrorists to kill corrupt people in the state rather than killing innocent security personnel. "Save …

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