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 […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister T.S. Singh Deo on Thursday took strong objection to Home Minister Amit Shah’s “same agenda” jibe at the Congress-National Conference alliance, over Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s s statement on Article 370 and accused the Centre of giving a jolt to Jammu and Kashmir […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]