He also accused the BJP of following a divisive agenda
He said they wanted to discuss the issues with leaders of other political parties including Congress President Rahul Gandhi
The remarks come from NC president Farooq Abdullah who said that NC was not running away from polls but wanted the Centre to do justice with the people of J&K and protect state's special position
Abdullah said the NC would skip the polls until and unless the state government and the Centre take steps for protection of Article 35-A of the Constitution
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday denounced Additional Solicitor General of India (ASG) for saying in the Supreme Court that "there is an aspect of gender discrimination" in Article 35A of the Constitution. The Lok Sabha member from Srinagar was reacting to the stand taken by the ASG Tushar Mehta in the apex court last Friday. During the hearing, the ASG agreed to the contention that Article 35A and certain aspects needed to be debated upon and said, "It can't be denied that there is an aspect of gender discrimination in it (Article 35A)". "Such a statement, if made before the SC on behalf of Jammu & Kashmir government indicates that instead of defending Article 35-A and asking for the challenge to be dismissed based upon earlier constitution bench judgment, the state government has virtually conceded before the SC that some parts of Article 35-A deserve to be struck down," Abdullah said in a statement. He also expressed concern that the Advocate General of ...
Director General of Police S P Vaid said a case has been registered and an enquiry is being conducted into the breach of security
'Anti-Muslim rhetoric building up in the country needed to stop because it was dangerous,' Abdullah
The CBI today filed a charge sheet against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and three others in a special court in Srinagar in connection with alleged irregularities and misappropriation of funds in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. The agency has levelled charges of criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust under the Ranbir Penal Code against Abdullah, the then president of JKCA, Md Saleem Khan - the then general secretary, Ahsan Ahmad Mirza - the then treasuer and Bashir Ahmad Misgar, an executive in the J&K Bank. The BCCI gave 112 crore to the JKCA between 2002 and 2011 for the development of cricket facilities in the state. Of this, Rs 43.69 crore was siphoned off and misappropriated by the accused, the agency has alleged.
The truth is that (PoK) is not our part and this (J&K) is not their part: Farooq Abdullah
Recently, Abdullah had courted controversy with his remarks "PoK belongs to Pakistan".
He also asked Army Chief General Bipin Rawat to look into the condition of these widows before talking about war
Home minister Rajnath Singh said that govt has 'all the intentions' to solve the Kashmir issue
He said, earlier our fight was with the British, but today it is against our own people
Opposition National Conference party had organised a meeting of its core group today
If India, Pakistan cannot resolve their issues, then America should come forward, says Abdullah
His wife is British and has lived in the UK for 27 years
He said poor people in the state would be the worst affected by lack of tourism because of violence
Farooq Abdullah said people who call him 'anti-national' are those who once appreciated him for 'defending the nation in the UN'
The NC leaders expressed hope India and Pakistan would come to terms with this reality and live like good neighbours
Situation has taken an ugly turn and it has gone beyond the control of govts at Srinagar and in New Delhi to handle, says former J&K CM