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Political opponents aren't enemies: Omar on Twitter video of J&K BJP chief

Political opponents are not enemies and politics is not about division and hatred, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said on Friday. His remarks were in response to a video posted on Twitter wherein a netizen hinted at some backdoor understanding between the National Conference (NC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the video, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina describes Abdullah as a "gem" among top political leaders in the Union territory. "As I became a member of the assembly when Omar was also there, we saw that as an individual, as a person, Omar Abdullah is a gem among the top political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir... so we are friends as well," Raina said. He added that Abdullah was also the first person to call him when he was suffering from coronavirus. Responding to the tweet, the NC leader said politicians do not have to hate each other personally while disagreeing politically. "Why is politics all about division & hatred? Where does it s

NC will continue fight for restoration of Article 370: Omar Abdullah

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his party will continue fighting "democratically, constitutionally and politically" for restoration of Article 370, which was abrogated by the Centre three years ago. The former chief minister said he believes the NC, which has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the decision announced by the Centre on August 5, 2019, has a strong case. "We are not on the roads or misleading the public or taking the law in our hands for restoration of Article 370. We will continue our fight democratically, constitutionally and politically and it is our right. "I am not among those who will give up (on Article 370)... we have faith in the Supreme Court but our only request is that at least it should listen to us. We believe that our case is strong," Abdullah said. He said he would have felt uneasy had the Supreme Court acted swiftly on a batch of petitions related to the issue, considering that the government of India wa

J&K parties to discuss 'inclusion of non-local voters' in electoral rolls

The National Conference will hold an "all-party meeting" here on Monday to discuss the issue of "inclusion of non-local voters" in the revised electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. Parties like the NC and PDP claimed the administration has not addressed their main concern on whether ''outsiders'' ordinarily residing in J-K will be allowed to enrol as voters and the meeting will discuss the clarification issued by the administration on the matter. So the meeting will discuss everything threadbare. Even the clarification will be discussed. It is an all-party meeting and every party will present their point of view, PDP chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari had said. NC president Farooq Abdullah had called the meeting to discuss the issue of the "inclusion of non-local voters" in the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir after remarks related to the addition of voters in the revised rolls by the UT's Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar raised hackles of the regional parties. The governme

J&K: On the cusp of change, but challenges remain for political parties

The unstated premise is that existing political parties will now face a big challenge - both from locals and 'outsiders'

JKCA scam case: NC says Farooq shall stick to truth, vindicate himself

This comes days after the principal district and sessions judge, Srinagar summoned Abdullah on August 27 on a complaint filed by ED against him and others in the JKCA money laundering case

Srinagar court summons Farooq Abdullah in JKCA scam case on August 27

The principal District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar, issued the summons against Abdullah for August 27 on a complaint filed by the ED against him and others in the JKCA money laundering case

Farooq Abdullah declines to be joint opposition's presidential candidate

He, however, thanked the opposition leaders for proposing his name as their candidate for the polls next month.

ED summons former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah in money laundering case

The ED had questioned Abdullah in connection with the multi-crore Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam case earlier as well.

Omar Abdullah concerned over 'dangerous game' of polarisation in country

NC vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed concern over the "dangerous game" of polarisation "being played" in India and claimed that even his party is being looked at with suspicion

ED questions NC leader Omar Abdullah in 12-year-old J&K Bank case

The ED questioned NC leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday in connection with the purchase of a building by J&K Bank some 12 years ago when he was Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, a move the party termed a "political exercise" ahead of the Assembly elections in the union territory. After spending more than five hours at the ED office here in response to summons sent last week, Abdullah told reporters that he had not been accused of anything and that he had "answered them as much as I could". He would further help them "if they need me", he added. According to officials, the case pertains to the purchase of a building by the J&K Bank, in which the government has 68 per cent equity, at Bandra Kurla in 2010. A property measuring around 65,000 square feet was acquired at a cost of Rs 172 crores. Sources said the board of directors of the bank had set up a two-member committee headed by its chairman Haseeb Drabu which recommended the purchase of the property, in which another leading ..

Need to identify internal and external enemies of J-K: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday stressed on the need to identify the internal and external enemies of Jammu and Kashmir

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.

Farooq Abdullah prevented from leaving home on Pulwama attack anniversary

Sources in the National Conference, of which Abdullah is the president, said that he was scheduled to travel to Jammu by road, a stretch of nearly 300 kilometers

NC, PDP workers protest after detention of their leaders

Scores of activists of NC and PDP took out separate protest marches here after authorities allegedly detained top leaders of the parties

J&K: Statehood, restoration of Art 370 among 7 resolutions passed by NC

A demand for the restoration of full statehood of J&K along with the provisions of Articles 370 and 35-A of the constitution were among the seven resolutions passed by the NC on Tuesday

Sacrifices needed like farmers to reclaim J&K's rights: Farooq Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chairman Farooq Abdullah said that his party leaders are ready to make sacrifices to reclaim their rights including restoration of Article 370 and statehood

'Some people' do not want elections to be held in J&K: Omar Abdullah

Asserting that there should be no political interference in the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said some people do not want assembly polls to be held in the Union Territory. "I know that some people do not want elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir. Let us see how long they will be successful in their conspiracies", he told reporters in Ramban. Abdullah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have talked about the elections in J&K. "The prime minister talked about elections on August 15. In a meeting later in Delhi, Prime minister talked about removal of 'Dil say Doori aur Delhi say Doori'. We want Dil say Dori and Delhi say Dori' to lessen. Recently, the home minister repeated that elections would be held after delimitation," he said. Replying to another question about delimitation, Abdullah said that regions have separate demands over that and we want that there should no political ...

Shah's J&K visit was necessary in aftermath of recent killings: Abdullah

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said Shah's visit was imperative

Hope Taliban delivers good governance in Afghanistan: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday indirectly extended support to the Taliban saying he hopes the group delivers good governance and respect human rights in Afghanistan.

National Conference, Cong meet delimitation panel in J&K, PDP stays away

The two parties submitted separate memoranda to the Commission headed by Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai outlining their concerns and demands