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Quashing Articles 370, 35-A to lead to constitutional coup: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Saturday said annulling Articles 370 and 35-A will tantamount to a constitutional coup. He asserted that Article 370 is essential and unassailable until a final resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir is reached. "Keeping in view the special circumstances (at the time of accession of J&K to India), Article 370 was added to the Constitution of India. The Article will remain as it is until the final resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir is not reached to," Abdullah said addressing a party convention in Handwara area of Kupwara district. "So until the issue is solved, no power on earth can touch the article 370. The uneducated rants of those who want to obliterate Article 370 are far-fetched, fanciful and devoid of any genuineness," the former chief minister added. Referring to Article 35-A, the NC chief said that the special provision was the fallout of Article 370 and fiddling with it will upset all the successive amendments

Will set up commission to probe killings in J&K if elected: Farooq Abdullah

He said the party would not support any violence or violation of human rights

Lord Ram belongs to whole world, not just Hindus, says Farooq Abdullah

His statement comes hours after the Supreme Court adjourned the title suit in the Ayodhya case to January 10

Learn to be tolerant like Vajpayee, Farooq's advice to PM

He also accused the BJP of following a divisive agenda

Farooq Abdullah to hold a meeting of opposition parties to take on BJP

He said they wanted to discuss the issues with leaders of other political parties including Congress President Rahul Gandhi

Article 35-A: After local polls, NC warns will boycott assembly, LS polls

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

National Conference will boycott J&K local body polls: Farooq Abdullah

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

Article 35A: Farooq Abdullah criticises ASG's stand in Supreme Court

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 ...

Man storms car into ex-J&K CM Farooq Abdullah's house, shot dead by guards

Director General of Police S P Vaid said a case has been registered and an enquiry is being conducted into the breach of security

Peace in Kashmir impossible without Pakistan, says Farooq Abdullah

'Anti-Muslim rhetoric building up in the country needed to stop because it was dangerous,' Abdullah

CBI chargesheets Farooq Abdullah, 3 others in multi-crore JKCA scam

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.

Farooq Abdullah dares govt to hoist national flag at Lal Chowk before PoK

The truth is that (PoK) is not our part and this (J&K) is not their part: Farooq Abdullah

Rs 21 lakh bounty announced for Farooq Abdullah's tongue

Recently, Abdullah had courted controversy with his remarks "PoK belongs to Pakistan".

Farooq Abdullah asks Centre to look into condition of war widows

He also asked Army Chief General Bipin Rawat to look into the condition of these widows before talking about war

I have no expectation at all: Farooq Abdullah on Rajnath's J&K visit

Home minister Rajnath Singh said that govt has 'all the intentions' to solve the Kashmir issue

Forces inside the nation more dangerous than China, Pak: Farooq Abdullah

He said, earlier our fight was with the British, but today it is against our own people

Govt unwilling to accept political nature of Kashmir issue: Farooq Abdullah

Opposition National Conference party had organised a meeting of its core group today

Kashmir's stone pelters are just fighting for nation: Farooq Abdullah

If India, Pakistan cannot resolve their issues, then America should come forward, says Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah has no idea of his wife's assets

His wife is British and has lived in the UK for 27 years

'Bullet for bullet' Pak policy will worsen J-K situation: Farooq Abdulla

He said poor people in the state would be the worst affected by lack of tourism because of violence