SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti said on Friday that PDP will raise voice not only for restoration of statehood but also for Article 370 and for resolution of other issues” concerning the union territory. Iltija Mufti, who lost the assembly elections from the Srigufwara-Brijbehara assembly constituency, extended her best […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the results of the Assembly elections prove that the majority of the people in Jammu and Kashmir have not endorsed the Centre’s decision of revocation of the special status of the erstwhile state. “Clearly, it (mandate) was not in favour of that decision. Had it […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Wednesday said hoping for the restoration of Article 370 from the very people who snatched it would be “foolish,” but his party would keep the issue alive and continue to raise it. “Our political stand will not change. We have never said that we will remain silent […]
PALWAL (HARYANA) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched an attack on the Congress party, reviving the “urban naxal” accusation and saying that while Congress claims it will restore Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), it has never said that it will reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Addressing a public rally in Haryana’s Palwal, […]
JAMMU — Accusing the Congress of speaking in different voices on Article 370, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Monday dared the opposition party to declare that they will restore it in Jammu and Kashmir if they return to power. Singh, minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), also hit out at the Congress […]
JAMMU — Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said that the people in J&K want Article 370 reinstated but they have no expectations from the BJP. “We all want the return of Article 370 but we cannot expect anything from the BJP. Even Congress fails to speak on this crucial […]
JAMMU — Asserting that Article 370 can only be restored by the Government of India, chairman of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Ghulam Nabi Azad, took a dig at the National Conference (NC) and the Congress over the “restoration of statehood” of Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah […]
JAMMU – National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said they will continue to knock at the Supreme Court’s door for the restoration of Article 370 as “it is linked with the honour of the people” of Jammu and Kashmir. The former chief minister said the “frequent” terror attacks, especially in the peaceful Jammu region, […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Para on Friday asked why National Conference (NC) MPs did not table a bill against the abrogation of Article 370 in the Lok Sabha. Addressing a campaign rally for the party’s candidate from Ganderbal Bashir Mir, Para raised questions about the “failure” of NC member of parliaments […]
JAMMU — Congress leader Pramod Tiwari Thursday warned Pakistan against interfering in India’s internal matters, slamming the country’s defence minister for his statement that the Shehbaz Sharif government and the Congress-National Conference alliance were on the same page on the restoration of Article 370. He said that instead of giving such statements, Khawaja Asif should […]