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Militants using new modus operandi to kill targets: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Azad on Wednesday said militants in Jammu and Kashmir have adopted a new modus operandi of killing their targets by using pistols from close range, instead of grenades and landmines.

Azad writes to Sonia, seeks CWC meeting to discuss party affairs

Azad, along with 22 other leaders, had last year written to Congress president demanding organisational overhaul and elections to all party posts

J&K's statehood should be restored before holding assembly polls: Azad

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday called for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood before assembly elections are held and batted for land and job rights for its residents. Speaking to reporters outside the Kheer Bhawani temple complex in Tullamulla area of central Kashmir's Ganderbal district, Azad said Kashmiri Pandits who left the valley in early 1990s in the wake of eruption of militancy be brought back. "The elections...should be conducted soon. But before the elections, the statehood should be restored, which is very important. Kashmiri Pandits should be brought back. "Our land and job (rights), which were taken away after Article 370 was revoked, should be secured like they were before (August 5, 2019) through a new law when the statehood is restored, he said. On August 5, 2019, the Centre announced abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution and its bifurcation into union territories. The former J-K chief .

Elections before statehood in Jammu & Kashmir: Can a cart pull a horse?

The demand for restoration of statehood before elections is likely to have popular support both in Jammu and in the Kashmir Valley

Modi's bid to end 'Dil & Dilli Ki Doori' with J&K: What happened in meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on on June 24 said he wanted to end 'Dilli ki duri' as well as 'Dil ki duri' with Jammu and Kashmir, which has been witnessing prolonged spell of militancy and unrest. He said this at a meeting held with 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to discuss the future course of political action -- two years after the abrogation of the Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two union territories. Watch this video to know the government's stand on Jammu and Kashmir and reactions of major political parties after the crucial meeting.

Committed to restoring J&K statehood, says PM Modi at all-party meet

Farooq Abdullah overtly flagged a return to the pre-5 August 2019 status of J&K when Article 370 was written down. In an emotional speech he spoke about the loss of trust

Modi doesn't hide true self: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad hails PM

Earlier this month, Azad, who served as Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Rajya Sabha, retired from the House

Cong leader Mallikarjun Kharge is new Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has become the new leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha following the retirement of Ghulam Nabi Azad

Artfully crafted performance: Tharoor on PM's emotional farewell to Azad

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Wednesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emotional farewell speech for Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad an "artfully crafted performance". The Prime Minister had turned emotional several times in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while recalling his close association with Congress leader Azad, whose term in the House ended. Participating in a discussion on former Vice President Hamid Ansari's book "By Many a Happy Accident: Recollections of a Life", Tharoor said, "It (the farewell speech by the PM) was a very artfully crafted performance." "It was partly in response to Tikait's tears that he decided he also has tears," Tharoor said, referring to farmer leader Rakesh Tikait who broke into tears recently while talking about the ongoing farmers' protests at the Ghazipur border. Reminiscing about their long association, Modi said that as chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat, both of them kept in touch with each other. Sharing details of thei

Farewell, Azad: The incident that brought tears to PM Modi's eyes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled an incident to highlight the humane side of veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Rajya Sabha on February 9 as the Upper House bid farewell to the Leader of Opposition. Azad is retiring from Rajya Sabha this month. It was the memories of the 2007 terror attack in Kashmir on tourists that made both Modi and Azad emotional. Watch the video of the incident the prime minister was referring to in his speech.

Country needs Ghulam Nabi Azad's political sagacity, commitment: Deve Gowda

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday said the country needs Ghulam Nabi Azad's political sagacity and commitment, as he retires from the Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha members bid farewell to four retiring members

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday bid farewell to four retiring members of the Upper House with Deputy Chairman Harivansh heaping lavish praise on the leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad

PM gets emotional while reminiscing about his ties with Ghulam Nabi Azad

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's Rajya Sabha term is coming to an end next week

Taking swipe at Cong's G-23 row, PM hopes party learns from Ghulam Azad

Azad, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, was among the letter writers who had triggered a storm in the Congress with their step and had drawn a sharp reaction from Gandhi loyalists

Congress to name new Rajya Sabha leader as Ghulam Nabi Azad's term ends

The Congress would be naming its new Leader of Opposition in the Upper House as Ghulam Nabi Azad's term as a member of the Rajya Sabha is ending this month.

Ghulam Nabi Azad tests positive for Covid-19, goes into home isolation

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has tested positive for Covid-19 and has quarantined himself at home.

Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet Prez over farm Bills, suspension of MPs: Report

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad will meet President Ram Nath Kovind at 5 pm on Wednesday over the farm Bills and the suspension of the eight MPs, sources said

Oppn to boycott Rajya Sabha till suspension of 8 members revoked: Azad

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said the opposition will boycott the proceedings of the House till the suspension of eight members is revoked

Sonia removes Azad, Soni, Vora and Kharge as AICC general secretaries

She also set up a special committee comprising senior leaders A K Antony, Ahmed Patel, and Ambika Soni to assist her in party matters

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal should exit Cong, join BJP: Ramdas Athawale

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has suggested that senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal should resign from the Congress party and join the Bharatiya Janata Party