Podcast; Voices from the Lockdown: Sana Iltija dismisses claim that Article 370 hindered progress in Kashmir as 'propaganda'
5 years, 2 months ago

Podcast; Voices from the Lockdown: Sana Iltija dismisses claim that Article 370 hindered progress in Kashmir as 'propaganda'

Firstpost  

Iltija responded to questions on various issues, ranging from the appointment of Girish Chandra Murmu as the first Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the allegations that regional leaders were responsible for the current predicament of Kashmir In today’s episode of Voices from the lockdown, a podcast by Firstpost that aims to bring to the fore voices from Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh, we speak to Sana Iltija, the daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who fought a legal battle to meet her mother after she was taken into preventive custody. Mehbooba has been in solitary confinement since 5 August when the Government of India struck down Jammu and Kashmir’s special status at a time when the state did not have a democratically elected government and was under Centre’s rule after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party unilaterally withdrew support from Mehbooba-led coalition government. Iltija responded to questions on various issues, ranging from the appointment of Girish Chandra Murmu as the first Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the allegations that regional leaders were responsible for the current predicament of Kashmir. Iltija terms the Indian government’s efforts to castigate Jammu and Kashmir as an underdeveloped state a ‘propaganda’.

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BJP vs Congress as Iltija Mufti's 'Hindutva a disease' remark sparks row
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1 month ago

BJP vs Congress as Iltija Mufti's 'Hindutva a disease' remark sparks row

India Today  

People's Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti's recent "Hindutva is a disease" remark has sparked a political row with the ruling BJP accusing Mehbooba Mufti's daughter of creating a divide in society and the Congress advocating for mutual respect among religions. Hindutva is a disease that's afflicted millions of Indians & sullied God's name," Iltija Mufti said after a video of …

Congress-ruled states ATM for party’s 'royal family', MVA symbol of corruption: Modi claims in poll rally
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2 months ago

Congress-ruled states ATM for party’s 'royal family', MVA symbol of corruption: Modi claims in poll rally

New Indian Express  

The Congress' game plan is to pit castes and communities against each other and not allow Dalits and backward groups to unite, but the people of Haryana foiled this conspiracy by following the 'Ek hai to safe hai' mantra, Modi claimed. Modi said in his last two terms his government was able to provide houses to four crore poor people, …

DC Edit | Focus on J&K statehood, not 370
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2 months ago

DC Edit | Focus on J&K statehood, not 370

Deccan Chronicle  

The resolution passed by Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday seeking special status for the Union territory and the one moved in the house on Thursday calling for the restoration of Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution reflect political expediency and oneupmanship by the parties and does not exactly contribute to the genuine demand for the restoration of …

Jammu: Mehbooba Mufti has brought destruction to J&K: Abdullah
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu: Mehbooba Mufti has brought destruction to J&K: Abdullah

Hindustan Times  

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised Mehbooba Mufti, the chief of People’s Democratic Party, and said that she has brought nothing but destruction to Jammu and Kashmir. National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said Mehbooba Mufti should give an account of 2016 before pointing fingers at him. Referring to the violent protests following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander …

The changing landscape of Jammu and Kashmir politics
4 months ago

The changing landscape of Jammu and Kashmir politics

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir will hold its first state assembly election in over a decade in the backdrop of a dramatically changed political landscape in the region. The notification allows the LG to make rules with the “aid and advice of the Council of Ministers,” while the assembly can legislate on matters in the State List, excluding “Police” and “Public Order" …

Mehbooba Mufti says BJP has reduced resolution of Kashmir issue for conducting Assembly polls
4 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti says BJP has reduced resolution of Kashmir issue for conducting Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Terming the Kashmir issue as “a core issue”, former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said it was unfortunate that many parties reduced the Kashmir issue to the demands of elections and Statehood. She said her party sees the Kashmir issue as “the core issue”. Reacting sharply to senior BJP leader Ram Madhav’s allegation …

J&K peaceful, no one wants Article 370 back: Minister G Kishan Reddy
4 months, 1 week 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 …

As BJP’s Jugal Kishore Sharma files papers from Jammu seat, party shapes poll narrative around Article 370
9 months, 1 week ago

As BJP’s Jugal Kishore Sharma files papers from Jammu seat, party shapes poll narrative around Article 370

The Hindu  

The BJP is shaping its poll narrative around the positive impacts of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, as its senior leader Jugal Kishore Sharma filed the nomination papers for the Jammu parliamentary constituency on March 30. Highlighting the post-August 5, 2019 development projects in Jammu and Kashmir like “IIT, IIM, 11 medical colleges, Vande Bharat train, four …

POK Integral Part of India, All Muslims and Hindus Living There Are Indians: Amit Shah
9 months, 2 weeks ago

POK Integral Part of India, All Muslims and Hindus Living There Are Indians: Amit Shah

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday emphasised that both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the entire Parliament firmly believe that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is an integral part of India, asserting that both Muslims and Hindus living there are Indians. People Misled on Article 370 While speaking on the government’s decision to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Shah …

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’
10 months ago

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’

Al Jazeera  

The Indian leader’s development pitch for the disputed region leaves Kashmiris asking when political grievances will be addressed. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – In his first speech in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir since scrapping its semi-autonomous status in 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed the move had brought development and prosperity to the region’s residents. The 2019 break …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key questions unanswered
1 year ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key questions unanswered

Deccan Chronicle  

When the Narendra Modi government soon after its May 2019 victory in the Lok Sabha elections brought a bill in Parliament in August 2019 to do away with Article 370 of the Constitution, which accorded temporary special status to Jammu and Kashmir, at a time when there was no elected government in the state, and Governor’s Rule of December 2018, …

The future of J&K, as imagined by the SC
1 year ago

The future of J&K, as imagined by the SC

Hindustan Times  

Only the most naïve can imagine that courts, even at the highest level, can pronounce verdicts in a vacuum disregarding the larger consequences of their rulings. While the judgment of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India regarding Article 370 will continue to invite microscopic scrutiny and analysis by legal pundits, the larger message from the learned judges …

Article 370 Verdict: Why Opposition Needs to Shed Hypocrisy, Articulate Clear Stand on Kashmir
1 year ago

Article 370 Verdict: Why Opposition Needs to Shed Hypocrisy, Articulate Clear Stand on Kashmir

News 18  

The Supreme Court’s landmark verdict affirming the abrogation of Article 370, spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, marks an irreversible shift in India’s political landscape. Now, as Opposition parties unite under the banner of ‘I.N.D.I.A’ for the 2024 general elections, it becomes imperative for them to articulate a clear stance on crucial issues like Kashmir and Article 370 revocation. …

SC ignored people's voice in Kashmir, says activist
1 year ago

SC ignored people's voice in Kashmir, says activist

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: “The situation surrounding the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is a complex tapestry woven with unmet promises and overlooked aspirations,” alleged activist from the minorities and city lawyer Jaha Ara here on Monday. The engagement with the people, their cultural significance, and the governmental assurances were disregarded,” she said in response to the Supreme Court order …

From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'
1 year ago

From the India Today archives (2019) | The Modi government's road to 'Naya Kashmir'

India Today  

The sprawling Dal Lake, surrounded by emerald green mountains, is both the heart and the soul of Kashmir. He and other key officials in the state regard all these factors as clear indicators that the Modi government’s epochal decision to end J&K special status is proceeding according to plan. For mainstream parties such as the National Conference and the Peoples …

Article 370: How International Media Covered SC Verdict On J&K's Special Status
1 year ago

Article 370: How International Media Covered SC Verdict On J&K's Special Status

ABP News  

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 2019 decision of the Centre to abrogate Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, even as it ordered elections to the Union Territory by September 30, 2024. British public service broadcaster BBC, in an article with the headline "India Supreme Court upholds repeal of Kashmir's special status", …

Altering status quo: The Hindu Editorial on Jammu and Kashmir and Statehood
1 year, 4 months ago

Altering status quo: The Hindu Editorial on Jammu and Kashmir and Statehood

The Hindu  

The Centre’s stand that it is unable to commit itself to a timeline for restoration of Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir is quite disappointing. Four years after the State’s status was downgraded to that of a Union Territory, all that the Union government can say about it now is that the status as a Union Territory is temporary and that …

Article 370 case | Will retain special status of northeast States: Centre to Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Article 370 case | Will retain special status of northeast States: Centre to Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the Centre’s assurance that it does not intend to “touch” the special constitutional provisions protecting the interests of the people of the northeastern States. Supreme Court hearing on Article 370 abrogation | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day …

Article 370 hearing: lawyers lay bare illegality, unconstitutionality, says Mehbooba Mufti
1 year, 5 months ago

Article 370 hearing: lawyers lay bare illegality, unconstitutionality, says Mehbooba Mufti

The Hindu  

Lawyers are laying bare the patent illegality and unconstitutionality of the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 in the Supreme Court, former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday. When me and my party colleagues gave voice to the sentiments of the people of Jammu and Kashmir since the State was dismembered and its special …

Four Years After Removal of Article 370: Jammu & Kashmir Shining With Modi Govt’s 3D Vision - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Four Years After Removal of Article 370: Jammu & Kashmir Shining With Modi Govt’s 3D Vision - News18

News 18  

Windows usually open in Jammu and Kashmir to breathtaking views. But the repeal of Article 370 four years ago, coupled with central government measures and the crumbling of Pakistan’s economy, has presented the region with a window which is not just pretty but could prove to be destiny-altering. Separatists and pro-Pakistan elements had weaponised temporary provisions Article 370 and Article …

Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah question govt.’s normalcy narrative in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 5 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah question govt.’s normalcy narrative in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on July 12 questioned the normalcy narrative of the government. She also questioned the normalcy narrative portrayed in the latest affidavit and accused the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s administration of hosting Chief Justice of India D.Y. Article 370 is the identity of J&K and provides protection to …

Abrogation of Article 370 led to unprecedented era of peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Abrogation of Article 370 led to unprecedented era of peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Centre on July 10 filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity” after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The affidavit has been filed a day before a Constitution Bench is scheduled to hear a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article …

Mehbooba Mufti inciting people in J&K with 'false propaganda': BJP
1 year, 6 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti inciting people in J&K with 'false propaganda': BJP

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Wednesday hit out at former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying she is inciting people by spreading "false propaganda". This came after the PDP chief accused Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's administration of importing slums into the erstwhile state under the pretext of providing housing to homeless people. Raina slammed Mufti …

PDP chief Mehbooba requests CJI for early hearing on Article 370 in Supreme Court
1 year, 6 months ago

PDP chief Mehbooba requests CJI for early hearing on Article 370 in Supreme Court

The Hindu  

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on July 1 requested Chief Justice of India D.Y. “We welcome CJI to Jammu and Kashmir and want to remind him of Article 370 and the commitment of the people of the country to maintain the special status when the Muslim majority region joined hands with India without any compulsion," Ms. Mehbooba told reporters here. Explained …

Mehbooba Mufti 'reminds' CJI Chandrachud of Article 370, urges for early hearing in SC
1 year, 6 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti 'reminds' CJI Chandrachud of Article 370, urges for early hearing in SC

India TV News  

PDP chief Mehboob Mufti on Saturday ‘reminded’ Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who is on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir, of Article 370 and urged him for an early hearing of a batch of petitions challenging its revocation from the Constitution in August 2019. “We welcome CJI to Jammu and Kashmir and want to remind him of Article …

Restore democratic rights in J&K before elections are held: Mehbooba Mufti
1 year, 7 months ago

Restore democratic rights in J&K before elections are held: Mehbooba Mufti

The Hindu  

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that resolution of the crisis in Kashmir is a challenge before the entire country, not of Kashmir alone. Charging the Bharatiya Janata Party with treating Kashmir like a milch cow, the PDP chief said her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had put everything at stake to align with the BJP …

‘Kashmir’s Silence Didn’t Signal Normalcy’: Uncovering Truth Post Article 370
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Kashmir’s Silence Didn’t Signal Normalcy’: Uncovering Truth Post Article 370

The Quint  

As many have observed, a tragedy started unfolding in slow motion. It pummelled people's hopes, aspirations, and desire to lead normal lives. Ahead of what Bhasin terms a "constitutional fraud" — the reading down of Article 370—the government ruthlessly clamped down on communications and movement in Jammu and Kashmir. The large-scale arrests conveyed a clear message: “Speaking up would not …

Unending ordeal: The Hindu Editorial on the continued civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 10 months ago

Unending ordeal: The Hindu Editorial on the continued civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

The death of Kashmiri Pandit and bank guard Sanjay Sharma at the hands of terrorist gunmen in Pulwama is yet another murder in a series of attacks on the minority community in the Valley. Last year, militant attacks resulted in the deaths of 29 civilians including three local Pandits, three other Hindus and eight non-local labourers and also caused the …

People realise after demolition drive how Article 370 protected J&K: Mehbooba
1 year, 10 months ago

People realise after demolition drive how Article 370 protected J&K: Mehbooba

Hindustan Times  

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that people of Jammu and Kashmir have now come to realise how Article 370 acted as a protective shield for them, after the BJP-led government used bulldozers to demolish houses and businesses of the poor. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti speaks during the party’s convention in Srinagar on Saturday. She also defended her father …

Book Review: ‘A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370’ by Anuradha Bhasin
1 year, 11 months ago

Book Review: ‘A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370’ by Anuradha Bhasin

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:25 IST Anuradha Bhasin’s A Dismantled State is a powerful rebuttal of the Central government’s normalcy narrative in Kashmir that is peddled on television and social media while ignoring, and in many instances legitimising, the brick-by-brick removal of basic civil liberties of Kashmiris. A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370 By …

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 …

Article 370 | The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370
1 year, 11 months ago

Article 370 | The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370

The Hindu  

In the days that followed the government’s decision to amend Article 370 and split the State into two Union Territories, there was a deafening silence in Kashmir. It is this silence that Anuradha Bhasin’s A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir after Article 370 speaks about most eloquently. ‘Be quiet.’ In one poignant paragraph, Bhasin, editor of one of …

Mehbooba backs IFFI jury head’s criticism of ‘The Kashmir Files’
2 years, 1 month ago

Mehbooba backs IFFI jury head’s criticism of ‘The Kashmir Files’

The Hindu  

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday backed Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s criticism of The Kashmir Files movie at the International Film Festival of India’s closing ceremony. “Finally, someone called out a movie that was nothing but sheer propaganda promoted by the ruling party to demonise Muslims especially Kashmiris and widen the …

Kashmir: Islamic bodies seek ban on Hindu bhajans and surya namaskar in schools
2 years, 3 months ago

Kashmir: Islamic bodies seek ban on Hindu bhajans and surya namaskar in schools

Op India  

On Saturday, September 24, Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, a group of roughly 30 Islamic religious and educational organisations in Kashmir, demanded that the government and education department ban practises such as “singing of bhajans and Surya Namaskars” in schools, which they said had hurt the religious sentiments of Muslim children. Islamic body claims Muslim children in Kashmir being forced to sing Hindu …

J-K at crossroads today where people don\'t have any right, says Mehbooba
2 years, 3 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 …

Uproar in Kashmir as India allows voting rights to non-locals
2 years, 4 months ago

Uproar in Kashmir as India allows voting rights to non-locals

Al Jazeera  

Any Indian citizen living temporarily in the disputed Muslim-majority region can be enlisted as a voter – a move that has outraged the Kashmiris. India’s decision to allow voting rights to any Indian citizen living temporarily in Indian-administered Kashmir has again ignited anger and fears of yet another attempt by the Hindu nationalist government to change the demography of its …

Look, Mehbooba. Tiranga is in Kashmir's Har Ghar As Region Sees Hues of Development, Fights Separatists​
2 years, 4 months ago

Look, Mehbooba. Tiranga is in Kashmir's Har Ghar As Region Sees Hues of Development, Fights Separatists​

News 18  

Three years after Article 370 was diluted in Jammu and Kashmir, India is celebrating 75 years of Independence and in the hinterlands of Kashmir the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign is as much a rage as elsewhere in the country. The Tricolour fever is at its peak and so is the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in Kashmir. On July 29, 2017, …

Mehbooba Mufti on J&K delimitation: ‘Disempowering Muslims’
2 years, 7 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti on J&K delimitation: ‘Disempowering Muslims’

The Hindu  

Mehbooba Mufti has emerged as a feisty challenger to New Delhi after August 5, 2019, hitting the street more often than others and relaying defiant messages on Twitter. Between her public meetings in North Kashmir, the former Chief Minister spoke to Frontline, describing the delimitation process in the Union Territory as a ploy to aid the BJP’s election prospects and …

Farooq, Mehbooba blame ‘The Kashmir Files’ for anger in Kashmir
2 years, 7 months ago

Farooq, Mehbooba blame ‘The Kashmir Files’ for anger in Kashmir

The Hindu  

Top leaders of the J&K-based political amalgam Gupkar alliance, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, on Monday blamed the recent movie The Kashmir Files for “infusing a wave of hatred among youth in Kashmir” and claimed the situation in Kashmir was getting bad. Youth are angry here for how they are being perceived outside,” former Chief Minister and National Conference …

'Criminal silence of majority': Mehbooba Mufti's jibe over Khargone incident
2 years, 8 months ago

'Criminal silence of majority': Mehbooba Mufti's jibe over Khargone incident

Hindustan Times  

Former J&K chief minister and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti on Friday attacked the BJP over Madhya Pradesh's Khargone incident and said while Kashmiri Muslims were often accused of being 'silent spectators' when the Kashmir Pandits had to flee the Valley, the silence of the 'majority community' in India is also criminal. Mehbooba Mufti said BJP is bulldozing India's constitution with …

Situation in J-K worsened after abrogation of Article 370: Mehbooba
3 years ago

Situation in J-K worsened after abrogation of Article 370: Mehbooba

India TV News  

Highlights Mehbooba termed Centre's decision to revoke Article 370 "wrong, unconstitutional and undemocratic" She also cast doubts on Centre's intention to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday claimed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has worsened after the abrogation of Article 370 and called on the people of the union territory …

Won't fight any election till suspension of Article 370 revoked in J&K: Mehbooba Mufti
3 years, 1 month ago

Won't fight any election till suspension of Article 370 revoked in J&K: Mehbooba Mufti

India TV News  

Highlights Mehbooba Mufti addressed the media in the national capital on Tuesday. She said she won't fight any election until suspension of article 370 in J&K is revoked. The People's Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that she will not fight any election in Jammu and Kashmir until the suspension of article 370 is revoked from the state. …

Mehbooba Stages Dharna at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Says Kashmir 'in Pain'
3 years, 1 month ago

Mehbooba Stages Dharna at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Says Kashmir 'in Pain'

News 18  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar here on Monday to protest the alleged repression of people of the union territory and demanded that killing of innocents be stopped immediately. The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party president said she decided to stage a dharna in the national capital as she was never …

Omar Abdullah Questions Logic Behind Division of erstwhile state of J&K
3 years, 1 month ago

Omar Abdullah Questions Logic Behind Division of erstwhile state of J&K

India TV News  

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the revocation of Article 370 was in BJP's manifesto but there is no logic behind the withdrawal of statehood and division of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He also accused the BJP of misleading the country by "false propaganda" to justify its action of August 5, 2019, and said the …

Repression Centre's only method to deal with J&K situation: Mehbooba slams CDS Rawat's remarks on curbs
3 years, 2 months ago

Repression Centre's only method to deal with J&K situation: Mehbooba slams CDS Rawat's remarks on curbs

India TV News  

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday charged that “repression” was the Centre's only method to deal with the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Reacting to the remarks by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat warning of further curbs in Kashmir to tackle the recent violence, Mehbooba also said his statement “contradicts” the official narrative that all is well in …

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

1990 or 2021, Hindus Remain Soft Targets in Kashmir

The Quint  

The fresh spate of killings of the minorities in Kashmir has ruptured the semblance of peace and vitiated the overall environment. It also exhibits that the government of India’s invalidation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution doesn’t automatically translate into neutralisation of Islamist terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has widely publicised a …

Police complaint filed against Mehbooba Mufti over her 'Aryan Khan targeted because of surname' claim
3 years, 2 months ago

Police complaint filed against Mehbooba Mufti over her 'Aryan Khan targeted because of surname' claim

India Today  

A Delhi-based lawyer has filed a complaint with Delhi Police and asked that an FIR be registered against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti over her recent comment on the Aryan Khan case. She said, "Instead of making an example out of a Union minister’s son accused of killing four farmers, central agencies are after a 23-year-old simply …

OPINION: Mehbooba Mufti’s Vested Interests to Gain Political, Financial Power Crippled Kashmir
3 years, 3 months ago

OPINION: Mehbooba Mufti’s Vested Interests to Gain Political, Financial Power Crippled Kashmir

News 18  

Kashmir’s politics could have been at the world stage as an epitome of progressiveness and liberalism. Politicians of People’s Democratic Party like the present day Mehbooba Mufti and erstwhile late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, always had double standards and thereby always promoted the anti-India sentiments by sponsoring policies like open borders with Pakistan, conjoint currency, fostering the development of the Rawalpindi …

Centre is 'Leaving No Scope for Democracy' in Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti
3 years, 3 months ago

Centre is 'Leaving No Scope for Democracy' in Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti

The Quint  

In a wide-ranging interview to author and columnist David Devadas, the former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and president of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti, said Kashmiris feel suffocated, but she also spoke of the inevitability of reconciliation by the Centre. “Dum ghut gaya hai,” says former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, in what she describes as “an open-air …

Abrogation of Section 370 Shattered J&K Myth; Now a New Narrative Awaits
3 years, 4 months ago

Abrogation of Section 370 Shattered J&K Myth; Now a New Narrative Awaits

News 18  

The transition of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state into a union territory has been so rapid that it has ripped apart the traditional political parties in Kashmir. Prior to August 5, 2019 — when the Centre decided to abrogate J&K’s special status and divided it into two union territories — Kashmir based politicians used to claim that they are …

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