NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Thursday said the Pakistan defence minister’s statement on the Congress and National Conference lending support to Article 370 and 35A has once “again exposed” the opposition party. Shah also claimed that the tune of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s party and Pakistan has […]
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“Statehood connected with emotions of people of J&K”: Congress leader Sachin Pilot
JAMMU — Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that the issue of restoration of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir is connected with the dignity and self-respect of its people. He also said that the BJP violated the emotions of the people of the Union Territory (by abrogating Article 370). Polling was held for the 24 […]
Statehood, right to vote snatched; today time to change this: Priyanka Gandhi tells J&K voters
NEW DELHI — As the polling in the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir election is underay, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has urged the voters to exercise their franchise to strengthen their rights as they were “snatched in the last ten years”. “Statehood was snatched, the right to vote and elect a government […]
Your vote for INDIA bloc will ensure return of your rights: Rahul to people of J&K
NEW DELHI — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged people in Jammu and Kashmir to vote for the INDIA bloc, saying every such vote will ensure the return of their rights and bring employment. Voting was underway on Wednesday for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir for the […]
Confident of hat-trick victory in Banihal: Former J&K Congress chief Vikar Rasool
BANIHAL — Former president of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Vikar Rasool Wani was among the early voters to cast their ballot at a polling station here in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday. Wani, a former minister who won the Banihal constituency seat in the 2008 and 2014 elections, expressed confidence in […]
Remember who is responsible for travesty of downgrading state to UT: Kharge to J&K voters
NEW DELHI — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday urged voters in Jammu and Kashmir to remember who is responsible for the “travesty” of downgrading a state to a Union Territory when they cast their vote. Kharge asserted that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are eager to safeguard their rights and embark on a […]
People will vote in large numbers for J&K statehood restoration: G A Mir
ANANTNAG — Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir will come out to vote in large numbers to seek restoration of statehood and their rights. Mir, who is contesting the polls from the Dooru Assembly segment in this south Kashmir district, said the intent behind voting is […]
“How can anyone trust your intentions”: Congress leader on Amit Shah’s claim on J&K statehood
MORADABAD — After Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised that only the central government and Prime Minister Modi are authorised to give statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Kunwar Danish Ali on Tuesday said that how can anyone trust their intentions as they are the ones who snatched it by removing Article 370? Danish […]
NC-Congress alliance in J&K reflective of people’s desire to fight divisive policies of BJP: Tariq Hameed Karra
RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said the pre-poll alliance with National Conference for the assembly polls is reflective of people’s desire to fight the BJP’s “divisive policies” and “dangerous designs”. Karra made the remarks amid criticism by the BJP over the Congress joining hands with the NC for […]
Congress will ensure J&K gets back statehood: Mallikarjun Kharge
NEW DELHI — Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said his party guarantees the rights of Jammu and Kashmir and will ensure it gets back the status of a full-fledged state. Tagging screenshots of the seven guarantees promised by the Congress ahead of the assembly elections, Kharge said in a post on X that the […]








