JAMMU — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost his confidence after the recently held Lok Sabha elections and the time is not far when his government will be removed. At a poll rally at Sangaldan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Banihal Assembly constituency, he claimed the Central government […]
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Rahul Gandhi bats for J&K statehood; slams Centre for snatching identity, rights
JAMMU — Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday advocated for the restoration of the region’s statehood, asserting that the withdrawal of its autonomous status has not only snatched the state of its identity but also eroded the rights and resources of its people. While addressing an election rally in […]
Rahul Gandhi in J&K today, to begin party’s election campaign with two rallies
JAMMU — Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will start the party’s J&K election campaign on Wednesday as he is scheduled to address two election rallies in the union territory. Rahul Gandhi will address one rally each in Jammu and Kashmir for the first phase of the 3-phased Assembly elections. Congress sources said that a special […]
Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Ramban, Anantnag on Wednesday
JAMMU — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Ramban and Anantnag districts on Wednesday, kickstarting the Congress’ campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls being held after a gap of 10 years. These rallies are part of the campaign for the party’s candidates contesting in […]
Congress holds CEC meeting to finalise candidates for J&K elections
NEW DELHI — The Congress Party held a Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting on Monday at its headquarters in New Delhi to finalise candidates for the remaining seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, following the party’s announcement of nine candidates on August 27. The meeting was chaired by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Lok […]
Alliance with NC forged under ‘national compulsion’: Congress J&K chief Tariq Hameed Karra
SRINAGAR — The Congress was ready to contest on its own all 90 seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections and the alliance with the National Conference was forged under a “national compulsion”, Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hameed Karra said on Saturday. The alliance was forged for the stability and betterment of the […]
Rahul Gandhi will address two poll rallies in J&K on September 4: Congress leader G A Mir
ANANTNAG — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two election rallies in Jammu and Kashmir on September 4 to campaign for the candidates of the NC-Congress alliance, a senior Congress leader said on Saturday. AICC general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir told PTI Videos here that it was the desire of […]
Congress-NC alliance for betterment of J&K: Sachin Pilot
JAIPUR — Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said his party has formed an alliance with the National Conference for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls for the betterment of the erstwhile state. The former Rajasthan deputy chief minister said the Congress-NC alliance is not a new one as it was there for the […]
J&K parties which did not join INDIA bloc might be sailing in two boats: G A Mir
SRINAGAR — Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday said regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir which did not join the INDIA bloc might be “sailing in two boats”, suggesting that they could join hands with the BJP for the assembly polls in the union territory. Mir, who is contesting the assembly elections from […]
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 […]






