Autumn has arrived in Kashmir and the sun has grown milder. “When Mr. Rashid’s son campaigned for his father in the Lok Sabha elections, people of Kashmir overwhelmingly supported him, to get him out of jail. “Voters are connecting with the slogans like ‘Jail ka badla vote se.” A United Nations report alleged that Parra was subjected to “abusive interrogations …
The BJP will contest on seven of the 24 constituencies going to polls in Jammu & Kashmir in the first phase, leaving many seats vacant, apart from fielding just 24 candidates of the 47 seats in the Valley. Instead, what the BJP is betting on this assembly election are Independents that form nearly 44 per cent of the total candidates …
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 …
