'If aligning with BJP was a crime, then why Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti did it in first place': Sajjad Lone lashes out at PDP, NC
6 years, 3 months ago

'If aligning with BJP was a crime, then why Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti did it in first place': Sajjad Lone lashes out at PDP, NC

India TV News  

Chairman of the People's Conference Sajjad Gani Lone on Friday said that he staked to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir as he had the support of the required number of legislators. Hours after arch-rivals- Peoples Democratic Party and National Conference stitched up an alliance with the Congress party to stake claim of forming the government in Jammu and Kashmir, Lone said that he had the support of 25 legislators from BJP and 18 other legislators. Hitting out at the PDP, the Congress and the National Conference, People's Conference chief Sajad Lone Friday said their efforts to form a grand alliance were aimed at keeping a "third front" led by his party out of power. The PDP and the NC consider Jammu and Kashmir their fiefdom and would never allow any other group to emerge, Lone said.

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Luv Puri discusses the future challenges in Jammu and Kashmir
4 months, 1 week ago

Luv Puri discusses the future challenges in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

Immediately after the creation of Bangladesh in December 1971, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and former J&K PM Sheikh Abdullah decided to initiate dialogue with the purpose to bring back the latter to the mainstream politics after nearly two-decade estrangement after his 1953 infamous arrest. Speaking in the J&K Assembly, Mr. Omar Abdullah said that it is clear that the majority …

Jammu-Kashmir Assembly ruckus: PDP moves fresh resolution seeking restoration of Articles 370, 35A
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jammu-Kashmir Assembly ruckus: PDP moves fresh resolution seeking restoration of Articles 370, 35A

India TV News  

Jammu-Kashmir Assembly ruckus: A massive brawl broke out between the Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs and marshals of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today after the speaker directed the eviction of opposition members who had stormed the well during their protest over the special status resolution. The BJP members raised slogans "Balidaan huway jahan Mukherjee woh Kashmir hamara hai" while NC …

Omar Abdullah dismisses PDP’s assembly resolution seeking restoration of Article 370 – ‘only for cameras’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Omar Abdullah dismisses PDP’s assembly resolution seeking restoration of Article 370 – ‘only for cameras’

Live Mint  

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah said on November 4 that the resolution moved in the assembly seeking restoration of Article 370 was introduced just ‘for the cameras’ and carries no real significance. How the House will reflect and discuss this will not be decided by any one member,” Abdullah said, addressing the House soon after the newly-elected …

Jammu and Kashmir votes today for an elected govt after 10 years: A look at its journey – Firstpost
6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir votes today for an elected govt after 10 years: A look at its journey – Firstpost

Firstpost  

From the BJP to the National Conference, both national and regional parties are geared up to form the next possible government in the region after a hiatus of 10 years. Jammu and Kashmir is likely to flip a new page in its political affairs after October 8, the day results will be announced The first phase of elections will be …

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

Omar Abdullah says BJP has ‘struck a deal’ with regional parties, independents to form Jammu and Kashmir government
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Omar Abdullah says BJP has ‘struck a deal’ with regional parties, independents to form Jammu and Kashmir government

The Hindu  

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday alleged that the BJP has “struck a deal” with some regional parties and independent candidates to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir. Referring to remarks by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jammu, Mr. Abdullah said he was “silent” about Apni Party and People’s Conference during his speech at the BJP’s manifesto …

Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti takes sharp dig at Omar for contesting elections on two assembly seats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti takes sharp dig at Omar for contesting elections on two assembly seats

India TV News  

Taking a sharp dig at National Conference president Omar Abdullah contesting on two Jammu and Kasmir assembly seats, Peoples Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that the latter has been changing his stand according to the situation. Speaking to reports, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti said, "Omar Abdullah was reiterating one thing from the last 3-4 years that he …

J-K assembly polls: How Jammu and Kashmir threw up hung verdicts in elections since 2002. Explained in 10 points
7 months ago

J-K assembly polls: How Jammu and Kashmir threw up hung verdicts in elections since 2002. Explained in 10 points

Live Mint  

Jammu and Kashmir is all set to hold its first Assembly elections in a decade to elect a government after over six years of Central rule. This will be the shortest polling period in any assembly elections held in Jammu and Kashmir since 2002 polls. In 2002, the polls were held in four phases, in 2008 the election were held …

Dissolution of Assembly to scrapping Article 370: A timeline of events leading up to Jammu and Kashmir election schedule
7 months ago

Dissolution of Assembly to scrapping Article 370: A timeline of events leading up to Jammu and Kashmir election schedule

Live Mint  

Beginning September 18, Jammu and Kashmir will witness assembly polls after a gap of ten years. October 31, 2019: Girish Chandra Murmu appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir -March 2, 2020: Supreme Court declines to refer to larger seven-judge bench batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of Centre's decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370. …

Jammu and Kashmir: PDP holds meet in Jammu to chalk out action plan for Assembly Elections
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir: PDP holds meet in Jammu to chalk out action plan for Assembly Elections

India TV News  

Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party held a meeting in Jammu on Saturday to chalk out its action plan in preparation for the Assembly Elections, supposed to be held before the end of September this year. The meeting, chaired by PDP vice-president Abdul Hameed Choudhary at Gandhi Nagar party headquarters, was primarily convened to gear up and strengthen the party cadres …

National Conference fields Omar Abdullah from Baramulla, Shia cleric Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from Srinagar
11 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 …

No Simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly Polls in J&K
1 year 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 and Kashmir: Former PDP leader joins BJP, accuses Mehbooba Mufti of pursuing Pakistani agenda
2 years, 11 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Former PDP leader joins BJP, accuses Mehbooba Mufti of pursuing Pakistani agenda

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir: Former PDP leader joins BJP, accuses Mehbooba Mufti of pursuing Pakistani agenda Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina and other prominent leaders including former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta and Devender Singh Rana, who left the National Conference last year. Highlights Former PDP leader Surinder Choudhary joined the BJP along with his supporters Choudhary accused Mehbooba …

Situation in J-K worsened after abrogation of Article 370: Mehbooba
3 years, 3 months 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 …

Jammu & Kashmir: Political parties gearing up to take on the Centre
3 years, 3 months 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 …

The BJP game plan to consolidate its position in Jammu and Kashmir before it calls elections
3 years, 4 months ago

The BJP game plan to consolidate its position in Jammu and Kashmir before it calls elections

The Hindu  

As a repressive bureaucratic structure tightens its control over Kashmir’s polity, civil society and public institutions—stifling dissent with arbitrary use of anti-terror laws, coercing officials into absolute conformity, and intensifying cultural invasion with a name-changing spree of roads and public utilities—there are sporadic manifestations of a yearning in Kashmir for an elected government. On October 24, at an event in …

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3 years, 4 months ago

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Live Mint  

Modern political demands for Ladakhi autonomy and separation of Ladakh from Jammu and Kashmir began around the same time as Indian Independence and Kashmir’s accession to India. It also specified that it had presented the first two proposals as a formality, and what it really wanted for Ladakh was a separation from Kashmir and a ‘direct merger with India’. However, …

PDP not to participate in the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, says outcome is ‘pre-planned’
3 years, 8 months ago

PDP not to participate in the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, says outcome is ‘pre-planned’

The Hindu  

The Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party will not participate in the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, a statement from the party said. A PDP statement issued today said that the party was disappointed with the June 24 meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir. Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, general secretary of the party, …

For a fresh beginning in Jammu and Kashmir
3 years, 8 months ago

For a fresh beginning in Jammu and Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

He is our prime minister, we have to trust him. If you lose faith in the institution of dialogue, in a place like Kashmir, an alternative to it will be violence.” These are the words of Sajjad Lone, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s all-party meet with leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on …

Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti named chairman, vice-chairperson of Peoples' Alliance for Gupkar Declaration
4 years, 4 months ago

Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti named chairman, vice-chairperson of Peoples' Alliance for Gupkar Declaration

India TV News  

National Conference's Farooq Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti have been elected as chairman and vice-chairperson of the newly formed Peoples' Alliance of seven mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir for the restoration of Article 370. Veteran CPM leader MY Tarigami was elected as the convenor while Lok Sabha member from South Kashmir Hasnain Masoodi would be the coordinator of …

Valley’s voice: The Hindu Editorial on J&K’s Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration
4 years, 5 months ago

Valley’s voice: The Hindu Editorial on J&K’s Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration

The Hindu  

The announcement, on Thursday, by five regional parties and the CPI, of the formation of the ‘Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’ to fight for the restoration of full statehood and special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir, is one that has also coincided with the release of former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti after 14 months in detention. The Gupkar …

Jammu & Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah announces alliance with PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti
4 years, 5 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah announces alliance with PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti

Live Mint  

National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah on Thursday announced an alliance with arch-rival and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti, Sajjad Lone and other regional groups to fight for the restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Our battle is a constitutional battle, we want the government of India to return to the people of the State the rights they …

First meeting of senior PDP leaders after revocation of Article 370
4 years, 6 months ago

First meeting of senior PDP leaders after revocation of Article 370

The Hindu  

The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday held a meeting of its senior leaders in Srinagar for the first time since Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was revoked by the Centre in August last year, the party said. The meeting was chaired by party’s vice president Abdul Rehman Veeri in the absence of party president Mehbooba Mufti, who is under detention, …

Will not contest Assembly polls in J&K till full statehood is restored: Omar Abdullah
4 years, 7 months ago

Will not contest Assembly polls in J&K till full statehood is restored: Omar Abdullah

Live Mint  

Srinagar: Upset over downgrading of Jammu and Kashmir to the status of a Union Territory following abrogation of Article 370, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he will not contest assembly elections till full statehood is restored. However, Omar, a former union minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, made it clear he would continue to work for …

Analysis | Several obstacles on the political front in Jammu and Kashmir
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Kashmir Article 370: Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti arrested
5 years, 7 months ago

Kashmir Article 370: Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti arrested

India Today  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti was arrested moments after Rajya Sabha passed the bill to bifurcate the state into two Union territories. Minutes after Mehbooba Mufti was arrested, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was also taken into custody. Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference leaders Sajjad Lone and Imran Ansari have also been arrested. "The …

Omar Abdullah rejects BJP chief Amit Shah's claim of ending coalition with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir over AFSPA
5 years, 11 months ago

Omar Abdullah rejects BJP chief Amit Shah's claim of ending coalition with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir over AFSPA

Firstpost  

The NC vice-president was reacting to BJP president Amit Shah’s claim that his party ended the alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir last year due to PDP’s demand for revocation of the AFSPA. Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday rejected BJP chief Amit Shah’s claim that his party ended coalition with the PDP after it was pressured to …

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik's revelations reiterate vulnerability of state heads, indicate their difficulty in rejecting central power play
6 years, 3 months ago

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik's revelations reiterate vulnerability of state heads, indicate their difficulty in rejecting central power play

Firstpost  

Are state governors in India mere political pawns? Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik’s recent confession that he fears a transfer out of the Raj Bhawan for dissolving the state Assembly appears to indicate just that. PDP chief and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti had also said she had sent a letter to Malik, claiming that her party has …

Sajad Lone says J&K governor should be more careful with remarks, accuses Omar, Mehbooba of 'ganging up' on him
6 years, 3 months ago

Sajad Lone says J&K governor should be more careful with remarks, accuses Omar, Mehbooba of 'ganging up' on him

Firstpost  

People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone belongs to new generation of political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir. Fearing this would result in horse-trading, Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik put paid to Lone’s ambitions and dissolved the Assembly. Lone, in an interview, talks about his struggles in politics, taking on the ‘dynasties’ in the Valley and Governor Malik. When these …

JK Governor Satya Pal Malik says Delhi wanted him to install Sajad Lone as CM
6 years, 3 months ago

JK Governor Satya Pal Malik says Delhi wanted him to install Sajad Lone as CM

ABP News  

NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said People's Conference chairman Sajjad Lone would have been the chief minister had he hearkened to the Centre's advice. Malik's statement came days after he abruptly the state assembly on November 21, as the PDP staked claim to form a government with the backing of rival National Conference and the …

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik caught on camera claiming Sajad Lone would have been CM if he'd listened to Centre
6 years, 3 months ago

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik caught on camera claiming Sajad Lone would have been CM if he'd listened to Centre

Firstpost  

Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik has purportedly said he would have made People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone the chief minister of the state had he listened to instructions from the Centre. Tell me what wrong I have done: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik tells CNN-News18. | #PowerPlayInJK pic.twitter.com/l9QPWBis7G — News18 November 27, 2018 On 21 …

J&K Assembly Dissolution : Yet Another Instance Of Governor Toppling Constitution
6 years, 3 months ago

J&K Assembly Dissolution : Yet Another Instance Of Governor Toppling Constitution

Live Law  

After Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka, yet another instance of abuse of Constitutional power by a Governor occurred this week, when Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik decided to dissolve JK assembly. Governor Malik said he reached the conclusion to dissolve the assembly due to "The impossibility of forming a stable government by the coming together of political …

Ready for fresh Jammu and Kashmir elections, says Sajad Lone; accuses PDP and NC of treating state like fiefdom
6 years, 3 months ago

Ready for fresh Jammu and Kashmir elections, says Sajad Lone; accuses PDP and NC of treating state like fiefdom

Firstpost  

Peoples Conference leader Sajad Lone claimed that PDP — which had also staked claim to form the government on Wednesday — doesn’t have the numbers. Two days after the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Peoples Conference leader Sajad Lone on Friday said that his party was ready for fresh elections in the state. We are now ready for fresh …

Jammu and Kashmir Governor has right to take appropriate decision: Ravi Shankar Prasad on political situation in state
6 years, 3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Governor has right to take appropriate decision: Ravi Shankar Prasad on political situation in state

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor has right to take appropriate decision: Ravi Shankar Prasad on political situation in state Prasad further refuted Congress president Rahul Gandhi's allegations of corruption in Rafale deal. In such a situation, the Governor has every right to take appropriate decision," Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday, as Governor Satya Pal Malik's decision on …

J&K governor dissolves Assembly: Some of his arguments ring true, but move will be viewed through partisan prism
6 years, 3 months ago

J&K governor dissolves Assembly: Some of his arguments ring true, but move will be viewed through partisan prism

Firstpost  

Desperation can take many forms. Mehbooba’s claim that she had the numbers to form the government with the support of Congress and the National Conference was denied by Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, who noted that his own party and NC met separately only a day earlier, and that no decision was taken on forming a grand …

Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve Jammu and Kashmir Assembly does great disservice to democratic traditions
6 years, 3 months ago

Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve Jammu and Kashmir Assembly does great disservice to democratic traditions

Firstpost  

It is Satya Pal Malik’s job to ensure that justice is not only done but is Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik ’s decision to dissolve the Assembly as soon as an alternative coalition staked claim to form the government stinks of a mala fide and undemocratic instinct. For one, it has been widely reported in the media ever …

Jammu and Kashmir Opinion Poll: Major losses predicted for PDP, Congress in Assembly polls; massive gain for NC
6 years, 3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Opinion Poll: Major losses predicted for PDP, Congress in Assembly polls; massive gain for NC

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir’s political temperature suddenly went up on Wednesday after Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the state assembly amid contrasting claims on government formation from PDP-NC-Congress combine and BJP-backed Sajad Lone who heads Peoples’ Conference. Many political parties have said that they would prefer assembly elections to be held along with 2019 Lok Sabha elections. What if elections were …

J&K governor citing 'opposing political ideologies' as reason to dissolve Assembly needs more than a situational analysis
6 years, 3 months ago

J&K governor citing 'opposing political ideologies' as reason to dissolve Assembly needs more than a situational analysis

Firstpost  

In Jammu and Kashmir, conflict is an unending story, and that has led to a political history, bringing Governor’s Rule to the Valley repeatedly. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik has claimed that parties in the violence-torn state had attempted “to gain power rather than form a responsive government”, citing this as one the reasons for dissolving the …

Jammu and Kashmir assembly dissolved on orders from PM Modi, his office: Congress
6 years, 3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir assembly dissolved on orders from PM Modi, his office: Congress

ABP News  

JAIPUR: The Congress on Thursday condemned the dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly with its national spokesperson Manish Tiwari alleging that Governor Satya Pal Malik acted on the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his office. Satya Pal Malik passed an order dissolving the state assembly on Wednesday night, hours after the Peoples Democratic Party staked claim to …

Satya Pal Malik may have dissolved J&K Assembly guided by parties' claims of intimidation, recent gains on security front
6 years, 3 months ago

Satya Pal Malik may have dissolved J&K Assembly guided by parties' claims of intimidation, recent gains on security front

Firstpost  

Satya Pal Malik said that for the past 15 days, he had been receiving intelligence that some MLAs were being intimidated, and some were being offered huge sums of money. Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik ’s decision to dissolve the state Assembly was not an abrupt one. Keeping this in consideration, if the Assembly had been dissolved a …

J&K assembly dissolution 'murder of democracy': Sharad Yadav
6 years, 3 months ago

J&K assembly dissolution 'murder of democracy': Sharad Yadav

India TV News  

The dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly was a "murder of democracy", said veteran politician Sharad Yadav on Thursday. He said the governor's action was evidently biased when an alliance of the major parties had staked claim to form the government. Hours after the Peoples Democratic Party staked claim to form a government with backing of the rival National Conference …

BJP won’t be too unhappy with developments in J&K, but Governor Satya Pal Malik has dented its moral halo
6 years, 3 months ago

BJP won’t be too unhappy with developments in J&K, but Governor Satya Pal Malik has dented its moral halo

Firstpost  

While being in power is the aim of every political party in a democracy, the BJP’s national footprint levies greater responsibility on the party than a wanton pursuit of power. The BJP had been trying to break the duopoly of PDP and NC in Valley and engineer an alternative to the two mainstream political parties by propping up a third …

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly dissolved: BJP faces massive task to reclaim lost ground, credibility in state
6 years, 3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly dissolved: BJP faces massive task to reclaim lost ground, credibility in state

Firstpost  

In a surprising development, Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the state Assembly on Wednesday night. This is particularly true for the Kashmir Valley, where rival mainstream political parties — the Congress, NC and PDP continue to grapple with the BJP’s determined push in the region, against all odds. The BJP’s central leadership thought that with many of …

J&K Assembly dissolution: Satya Pal Malik played willing hand in BJP's game to subvert institutions
6 years, 3 months ago

J&K Assembly dissolution: Satya Pal Malik played willing hand in BJP's game to subvert institutions

Firstpost  

The timing of Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik dissolving the Assembly makes it clear that he moved under orders to forestall the formation of a government that would prove inimical to the BJP’s calculations. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik played willing marionette to the two puppeteers who, between them, aspire to run an Opposition-mukt Bharat …

Jammu and Kashmir political unrest: PDP-NC-Congress plan to keep BJP out has worked for now, but democracy takes a beating
6 years, 3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir political unrest: PDP-NC-Congress plan to keep BJP out has worked for now, but democracy takes a beating

Firstpost  

As the NC, PDP and Congress got together and staked claim to form government in Jammu and Kashmir, the game seems to be over for the BJP, which had earlier tried to poach MLAs from other parties to form the government. Two main regional parties — National Conference and PDP — have joined hands with the Congress and staked claim …

J&K Assembly Dissolution LIVE: How is Our Alliance Unholy if BJP-PDP Govt Was Okay, Omar Asks Governor
6 years, 3 months ago

J&K Assembly Dissolution LIVE: How is Our Alliance Unholy if BJP-PDP Govt Was Okay, Omar Asks Governor

News 18  

J&K Assembly Dissolution LIVE Updates: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has posed a series of questions to Governor Satya Pal Malik, beginning with how he could brand the NC-PDP-Congress alliance as “unholy” when the state has already seen a coalition government been ideologically opposed PDP and BJP. Things moved swiftly thereafter with Sajad Lone, leader of the People’s Conference, which …

Why did J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolve House? Here's why.
6 years, 3 months ago

Why did J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolve House? Here's why.

Deccan Chronicle  

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the Assembly with immediate effect considering four main aspects, including "extensive horse-trading" and the "impossibility" of forming a stable government by coming together of political parties with "opposing political ideologies", the Raj Bhavan said in a statement Wednesday night. In a statement later, the Raj Bhavan said, "The Governor came to …

Jammu and Kashmir: Dissolved House to prevent horse trading, says Governor Malik; fresh polls best option, says BJP
6 years, 3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Dissolved House to prevent horse trading, says Governor Malik; fresh polls best option, says BJP

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has defended his move to dissolve the state Assembly amid race between rival parties to stake claim to form government. Governor Malik said he dissolved the Assembly considering four main aspects, including 'extensive horse-trading' and the 'impossibility' of forming a stable government by coming together of political parties with 'opposing political ideologies'. Former …

Amid contrasting claims, J&K Governor dissolves Assembly
6 years, 4 months ago

Amid contrasting claims, J&K Governor dissolves Assembly

The Hindu  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday dissolved the State Assembly, as Peoples Democratic Party and Peoples Conference separately staked claim to form a government after day-long political drama. It can’t be a coincidence that within minutes of Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba’s letter staking claim the order to dissolve the Assembly suddenly appears,” said Mr. Abdullah. Senior PDP leader …

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