SRINAGAR — A war of words broke out between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his party’s Lok Sabha member Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday over the latter participating in an anti-reservation protest outside the former’s residence here last month. At a media interaction here, Abdullah said he expects Mehdi to hold a […]
SRINAGAR — In a sign of unease in the National Conference after its MP Aga Ruhullah joined a protest against the reservation policy, NC legislator Salman Sagar on Tuesday said he has hurt the party’s interests by providing a platform to its “enemies”. “What he (Aga Ruhullah) did was wrong. In my opinion, it should […]
SRINAGAR — NC leader and Lok Sabha member from Srinagar Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday led a peaceful protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to support the demand for rationalisation of reservation in Jammu and Kashmir. The firebrand leader had on Sunday announced that he will be joining the peaceful protests against […]
SRINAGAR — Violence in Sambhal was not a Hindu-Muslim issue but a “failure” of the state, Lok Sabha Member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi said on Thursday. Mehdi said he came to the conclusion after his visit to Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday and his interactions with the families of those killed in the Police […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday said he is planning to submit a notice to bring an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar KumarYadav for his remarks at a VHP event. Mehdi said he has been assured of support by members of the Congress, […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said the response of the Centre to his question in Parliament over the “harassment” of people on the national highway during the convoy movement of the security forces was “full of blatant lies”. “I asked government of India to stop the harassment of […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Waheed ur Rehman Para on Friday said National Conference leader Aga Ruhullah Mehdi’s argument against Congress’ take on resolution passed by the Assembly on restoration of special status to Jammu and Kashmir falls flat as Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary has also delinked return of Article 370 from the resolution. Para […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday said the ruling National Conference (NC) has fulfilled its promise on moving the resolution on Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in the first session of the Legislative Assembly. “We had said in our manifesto and during the campaign that the resolution will be the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Member of Parliament from Central Kashmir’s Srinagar constituency and National Conference (NC) senior leader, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, on Tuesday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, congratulating him on assuming office of the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. In addition to his congratulations, Ruhullah proposed several measures for the […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has said that he expects the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to pass a resolution for the restoration of Article 370 in its very first session. “I expect that it (resolution on the restoration of Article 370) would be the first business. If not the first business, […]