KOLKATA — West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the functioning of the opposition INDIA bloc, signaling her intent to take charge of the alliance if given the opportunity. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo said she could manage the dual responsibility of running the opposition front while continuing her role as […]
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New J&K govt’s first task should be to demand restoration of statehood: Chidambaram
NEW DELHI — Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the first task before the new Jammu and Kashmir government should be to demand restoration of statehood and the INDIA bloc parties should support it. He said that in case the government does not agree, then they should approach the court as the central government […]
INDIA bloc’s first win in J&K, NC-Congress alliance set to form govt since abrogation of Article 370
SRINAGAR — The INDIA bloc is poised to form the first elected government in Jammu and Kashmir, having secured a victory in the assembly elections by securing 49 out of 90 seats on which polls were held for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 five years ago. The National Conference (NC), the […]
INDIA bloc will stake claim to form govt in J&K only after partners elect leader of coalition: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the INDIA bloc will stake claim to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir only after the alliance partners meet to elect the leader of the coalition in the assembly. “Let the NC legislative party meet, I am not staking a claim to […]
Would fight in Parliament for restoration of J&K’s statehood: Rahul Gandhi in Sopore
BARAMULLA — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated that the opposition will use its full force to pressurise Centre to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. Addressing a public rally in Sopore, the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition said that for the first time in history, a state was downgraded into a ‘union territory’ and […]
INDIA bloc will hit the road if J&K statehood not restored after polls: Rahul Gandhi
JAMMU — Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the INDIA bloc will use its full force within Parliament and even hit the road if the BJP-led government fails to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir after the ongoing assembly elections. Addressing a public rally in support of party candidates […]
Every vote for INDIA bloc will break ‘chakravyuh of injustice’: Rahul Gandhi to people of J&K
NEW DELHI — As Jammu and Kashmir votes in the second phase of crucial assembly elections, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday told the people that their every vote for the INDIA bloc will break the “chakravyuh of injustice” created by the BJP and bring J&K on the path of […]
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 […]
PDP still part of INDIA bloc at national level: Congress leader Salman Soz
SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader Salman Soz Friday said the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was still a part of the INDIA bloc at the national level even as the regional party is contesting the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls on its own. He also said the BJP wants to create divisions in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Will support INDIA bloc candidates if they promise to restore Article 370, says Engineer Rashid
SRINAGAR — Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) supremo Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer on Thursday said that he would support the INDIA bloc candidates in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections if the opposition group promises to restore Article 370 of the Constitution whenever they come to power at the Centre. “If INDIA alliance assures us […]