JAMMU — In yet another rebellion within the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir over ticket distribution for the assembly elections, senior party leader Chander Mohan Sharma Friday announced his resignation from the party and threatened to contest as an Independent. The BJP is facing resentment over its ticket distribution in the Union territory, with party […]
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People of J&K suffocated by torture of BJP: Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir
ANANTNAG — Congress candidate from Dooru Assembly constituency, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, on Tuesday, filed his nomination for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls and said that the people are suffocated by the torture of the BJP and that’s why the INDIA bloc has always demanded democracy in the region. Speaking to ANI after the nomination […]
Assembly Polls: Top BJP leaders to hold rallies in Jammu and Kashmir
NEW DELHI — Ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir elections, the top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party will hold eight rallies in the Union Territory. Meanwhile, the BJP election in charge of Jammu and Kashmir, Ram Madhav and G Kishan Reddy will arrive in the Union Territory on Monday. Polling in Jammu and Kashmir […]
NC, PDP can’t ensure Article 370 restoration, fooling J&K voters: BJP leader Srinivasan
JAMMU — BJP Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan on Sunday said it “impossible” for the opposition parties NC and PDP to ensure Article 370 restoration but they are fooling people by guaranteeing it in their manifesto for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. Addressing reporters after a meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Mahila Morcha at […]
Lying, distorting facts is what BJP survives on: NC MP Aga Ruhullah
SRINAGAR — A day after Union minister Amit Shah slammed the Congress for its alliance with the NC for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, the regional party’s MP, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Saturday hit back at the BJP, saying its regime survives on “lying and distorting” facts. Shah on Friday also accused the Congress […]
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 […]
Congress leader, retired SSP among several others join BJP in Jammu
JAMMU — A Congress leader and a former police officer on Saturday joined the BJP along with dozens of their supporters here, vowing to work for the party’s success in the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina welcomed the new entrants at two separate functions in the party headquarters. He […]
BJP promises to safeguard reservations for backward classes in J&K: Devender Singh Rana
JAMMU — The BJP will safeguard reservations granted to backward classes after the abrogation of Article 370, senior leader Devender Singh Rana said on Saturday as he claimed that the Congress-National Conference alliance would deprive these people of their rights. He also said any attempt to rename Shankaracharya Hill as “Takht-e-Suleiman” and Hari Parbat as […]
Assembly Election: BJP held meeting with party leaders from J&K
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda on Friday held a long meeting with party leaders from Jammu and Kashmir as the party narrows down the list of probable candidates for the coming assembly polls and fine tune their strategy. Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina, Devender […]
J&K core group meeting underway at BJP National President JP Nadda’s residence
NEW DELHI — Ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election due next month, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has geared up the preparation and held multiple meetings in Delhi as well as in J&K. The core group meeting for the J&K assembly election is underway at BJP National President JP Nadda’s residence in Delhi. […]