JAMMU — In a major outreach to disgruntled party lawmakers, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has accepted a proposal to constitute informal advisory groups of MLAs for each minister in the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir, party sources said. The NC chief wrote to all MLAs days after a meeting was held […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who on November 3 resigned from his Parliamentary seat and the National Conference following differences with the party leadership. “Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, has resigned […]
SRINAGAR — A group of dissident National Conference (NC) MLAs on Friday met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and party president Farooq Abdullah here to air their grievances following the recent expansion in the council of ministers. As many as 15 MLAs of the party reached the Gupkar residence of the Abdullahs here this morning for […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday cautioned the Centre against mistaking the “prevailing silence” in Kashmir for peace and asserted that national interest outweighs any government. Addressing party leaders and workers after being unanimously re-elected PDP president, Mehbooba asked the Centre to trust the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “There is […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti was on Thursday unanimously re-elected as the party’s president for the fifth consecutive term. The organisational elections were held at the party headquarters in Srinagar, where party leaders, elected representatives and members of the Electoral College assembled to elect the party president. According to a post […]
SRINAGAR — Dissident National Conference (NC) MLAs are likely to meet party president Farooq Abdullah here on Friday to air their grievances following the recent cabinet reshuffle, party sources said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is also expected to attend the crucial meeting, as the party leadership seeks to pacify the legislators unhappy at being omitted […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said that the BJP has succeeded in executing its “Operation Lotus” in Kashmir by “pushing out” Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from the NC. Mehdi on Tuesday resigned from the NC as well as the Lok Sabha. “With a heavy heart, not with joy, because […]
BUDGAM — Ending months of differences with the National Conference leadership, Srinagar Lok Sabha member Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday announced his resignation from the party, accusing its leadership of abandoning key election promises including the restoration of Article 370, at a rally here marking the 26th death anniversary of his father, Aga Syed […]
JAMMU — Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Prem Sagar Aziz on Tuesday rejoined the Congress, with Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hameed Karra terming his return a reflection of the changing political landscape in the country. Aziz, who hails from the Bani-Basohli area in Kathua district, joined the BJP in October 2021 after resigning from […]
JAMMU — Senior BJP leader Ravinder Raina on Tuesday distanced his party from the developments within the National Conference, saying it had no role in MP Aga Ruhullah’s resignation and would not resort to defections or political manoeuvring to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir. However, he warned that the National Conference (NC) would […]