NEW DELHI — The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its list of star campaigners for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, which is scheduled to be held on September 25. The list of star campaigners includes party’s prominent leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister […]
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Amit Shah to launch BJP campaign in Jammu on Friday, release manifesto
JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the BJP’s poll campaign and release the party’s manifesto during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Friday. Shah’s visit comes at a critical time for the BJP in J&K as the party faces growing challenges ahead of the assembly elections with several leaders and […]
PM Modi, Amit Shah, other Union Minister’s set to campaign in J&K from Sep 10
SRINAGAR — To boost the BJP’s election campaigning in J&K, Prime Minister Narendera Modi, Amit Shah and other senior ministers of the party are all set to arrive in the UT from September 8 onwards, party sources told news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO). They said talks about the final date about PM Modi’s arrival […]
Article 370 will never be restored, asserts Amit Shah
RAIPUR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, will never be restored. Shah’s comments came as Jammu and Kashmir’s two principal regional parties — the National Conference and the PDP — promised in their election manifestoes for upcoming assembly […]
NC MP Ruhullah Mehdi urges Amit Shah to release prisoners from J&K held ‘without trial’ for long period
SRINAGAR — National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has sought the release of prisoners from Jammu and Kashmir who have been held “without trial” for an extended period, the party said in a statement. The MP from Srinagar met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi late on Friday to advocate for the […]
Successful J&K polls success of Modi govt policy; next step Assembly polls, statehood: Amit Shah
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the Modi government’s Kashmir policy has been vindicated by the successful polling in Jammu and Kashmir, where even separatists have voted “overwhelmingly”, as he assured that the assembly elections in the region will be held before September 30. Once the elections are over, the […]
Amit Shah’s visit to Kashmir was to help BJP’s ‘proxy candidates’: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah alleged on Friday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Kashmir was to help the BJP’s “proxy candidates” in the Lok Sabha elections. Shah on Friday wrapped up his brief visit to the Kashmir Valley during which he interacted with several delegations, including local Sikhs and those […]
In democracy, no better way to take revenge than through vote: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti Friday said there is no better way in a democracy to take revenge than through a vote. She was responding to a question about the Jamaat-e-Islami’s announcement that it will contest polls in Jammu and Kashmir if the Centre revokes the ban imposed on the outfit. “The […]
Amit Shah wraps up visit to Kashmir, returns to Delhi
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday wrapped up his brief visit to Kashmir Valley during which he interacted with several delegations, including those from the BJP and local Sikhs, officials said. Shah, who arrived here on Thursday evening, left for New Delhi on Friday morning, they said. Though his visit in the […]
Amit Shah interacts with several delegations, J&K BJP leaders during Srinagar visit
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday interacted with several delegations, including BJP leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, on the first day of his two-day visit here. Shah, who arrived this evening, is also likely to hold a security review meeting on Friday morning. A Pahari delegation led by Mohammad Younis Khan met […]