Page 19 - Jammu And Kashmir Politics

Will go on hunger strike if J-K's electoral demography is changed: Lone

He said he will neither accept the explanation given on voting rights to non-locals by the government nor reject it

Electoral roll revision will not gift Jammu and Kashmir to the BJP

Muslim voters will play a deciding role in 10 out of 43 seats in Jammu, and in the valley's 47 seats, BJP may not be able to open its account. The arithmetic doesn't favour a BJP majority on its own

Normalcy is returning in J&K...and many don't like it: LG Manoj Sinha

'The current attacks are a conspiracy of those elements who don't like the fact that 11.6 million tourists have come to Kashmir'

PDP stages protest against 'non-local voters' in J-K's electoral rolls

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday took out a protest march here against the inclusion of non-local voters in the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. Several PDP leaders led by the party's chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari took out the march from the party's head office near Sher-e-Kashmir Park here. Bukhari said the protest was against the electoral demographic change being forced by the BJP through inclusion of imported voters in the J-K electoral rolls. He said the rights of the people of J-K are being trampled. They started the process of taking away the peoples' rights and diluting public will here on August 5, 2019 and now they have added a new chapter to it by saying they will add non-local voters. They are trying hard to change the identity, democratic rights, and electoral demography of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, but it is not acceptable to the people of Jammu & Kashmir under any circumstances, Bukhari told reporters. He said the party leaders wanted to ...

Congress can't gauge people's mood, loses elections: BJP's Arun Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Arun Singh said that the Congress is unable to understand the peoples mood and mindset

J&K govt approves renaming directorates of Social Welfare Department

The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of Lt. Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved for the change of nomenclature of directorates in the Social Welfare Department

China voices opposition to India's reported plans to hold G20 meet in J&K

China on Thursday voiced its opposition to India's reported plans to hold the next year's meeting of G-20 leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, echoing close ally Pakistan's objection

Jammu and Kashmir delimitation commission order comes into effect

Jammu and Kashmir delimitation commission's order on electoral segments in the Union Territory came into effect from Friday after the Central government issued the notification in this regard.

Shah directs security forces to launch anti-terror ops pro-actively in JK

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday directed security forces to conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations pro-actively in Jammu and Kashmir. He also said that to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a prosperous and peaceful Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces should ensure zero cross-border infiltration to wipe out terrorism in the union territory, a home ministry statement said. The home minister conveyed this at a high-level meeting held here to review the security situation in the union territory, ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, which is scheduled to begin on June 30. He directed the security forces and the police to conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations pro-actively, the statement said. The meeting was attended by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande, senior officials of the central government and the Jammu and Kashmir administration.

Mehbooba raising communal frenzy for petty political gains, says BJP

Taking a dig at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for her remarks on the country's economy, the Jammu and Kashmir BJP said on Wednesday she was raising communal frenzy for petty political gains and to provoke people. Targeting the central government, the former J and K chief minister said the Sri Lankan economic and political crisis should serve as a wake-up call for India. What happened in Sri Lanka should serve as a wake-up call. Since 2014, India is being whipped into a communal frenzy & imagined fears. It is treading the same path of hyper nationalism & religious majoritarianism. All at the cost of disrupting social cohesion & economic security, Mehbooba tweeted. Reacting to her remarks, chief spokesperson of J-K BJP Sunil Sethi said, "Tweets of Mufti indicate her frustration on growth of India as the world leader and destructive situation existing in Pakistan, whose economy is in shambles as also its very existence. Being frustrated because of pathetic conditions in Pakistan, .

Govt reinstates IAS officer Shah Faesal 3 years after he resigned

Faesal, who submitted his resignation in January 2019 and floated the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM) party, was also detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA)

J&K Delimitation Commission makes report public, invites suggestions

The Delimitation Commission, mandated to redraw the assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, put its report in the public domain on Monday and invited objections and suggestions from people. The Delimitation Commission has published its report in the gazettes of India as well as Jammu and Kashmir regarding the proposals. "The Commission invites objections and suggestions in relation to the same", Commission Secretary K N Bhar said in the notification. According to the notification, any objections and suggestions regarding the proposals should reach the secretary, Delimitation Commission Office on or before on March 21. These (suggestions) will be considered by the Commission during public sittings in the Union Territory on March 28 and 29, it said. "The location and timings of the aforesaid hearings will be notified separately", it added. The copies of the gazette are available for reference with the chief electoral officer of Jammu & Kashmir and the ...

India taking some steps to restore normalcy in Kashmir, asserts US official

The Indian Parliament had revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, bifurcating the state into two Union Territories on August 5, 2019.

Farooq Abdullah urges cadres to gear up for 'big challenge' in J&K

National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday exhorted its cadres to strengthen the party at every level and gear up for the big challenge being faced by Jammu and Kashmir.

PAGD postpones Jan 15 meeting in Jammu due to spike in Covid-19

It was scheduled to be held at the residence of NC chief Farooq Abdullah at Bhatindi

Those celebrating Pak T20 win over India will be jailed: J-K BJP chief

Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Tuesday accused PDP president Mehbooba Mufti of having "Talibani ideology" and said anyone who celebrated Pakistan's recent win over India in a T20 World Cup match would be jailed for "conspiring" against the country. Mehbooba Mufti, the former chief minister, on Monday had called on people to take Pakistan's win over India in a T20 World Cup match in the right spirit, amid reports of anger against Kashmiris for celebrating the neighbouring country's victory. Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets in a Super 12 game on Sunday in their first win over their arch-rivals in a World Cup match in their 13th attempt. "Some leaders need security cover and are protected round-the-clock by our forces but their heart beats for Pakistan. Mehbooba is of Talibani ideology and she is answerable to the people for supporting an enemy nation which is pushing armed terrorists, conspiring against us and bleeding J&K. She has committed a grave sin," Raina ...

Would rather talk to J-K's youth: Shah on NC chief seeking talks with Pak

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday hit out at National Conference president Farooq Abdullah for seeking talks with Pakistan

Police say civilian killed in 'cross-firing' in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

The civilian was killed allegedly in cross-firing after terrorists attacked a CRPF party

Nobody will be allowed to disrupt peace and development in J&K: Amit Shah

Asserting that the government is aiming to wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir and put an end to civilian killings, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said nobody would be allowed to disrupt peace and development in the union territory, which has a place in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's heart. He said Rs 12,000 crore worth of investment has already come to the union territory and the government aims at a total of Rs 51,000 crore by the end of 2022 to provide five lakh jobs to the local youth. Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, his first after the Centre revoked the erstwhile state's special status and bifurcated it into two union territories of J&K and Ladakh on August 5, 2019. Addressing a public rally at Bhagwati Nagar here, Shah without naming the Congress, National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the three families are answerable to the people for their failure to develop Jammu and Kashmir over the past seven decades. "The new

Militant killed in encounter with security forces in Kashmir's Pulwama

An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday, officials said here.