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Sajad Lone ended ties with Gupkar Alliance at BJP’s behest: Farooq Abdullah

SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday claimed that Peoples Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone ended his ties with the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) at the BJP’s behest to facilitate his wife’s return from Pakistan. The PAGD was formed by several parties, including the National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, CPI(M), CPM, […]

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Prove I’m collaborating with BJP or apologize: Sajad Lone to Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Saturday demanded that National Conference leader Omar Abdullah prove his allegation that the separatist-turned-mainstream politician is collaborating with the BJP. Lone also demanded an apology from Abdullah if he failed to prove the allegation. The separatist-turned-politician is pitted against Abdullah from the Baramulla seat in north Kashmir. […]

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Sajad Lone files nomination papers from Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency

SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday filed nomination papers from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. Jailed Awami Ittehad Party leader Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid has already filed nomination papers from this north Kashmir constituency. National Conference leader and former chief minister Omar Abdullah is also […]

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Will not fight LS polls if NC gets INDIA bloc to publicly commit to restore Article 370: Sajad Lone

SRINAGAR — Challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court might have been a mistake but not doing so would have made things worse politically for the mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone has said. The separatist-turned-mainstream politician, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from the Baramulla […]

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Sajad Lone seeks Apni Party support to consolidate anti-National Conference votes in Baramulla

SRINAGAR — People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone on Saturday sought support from the Apni Party to consolidate all anti-National Conference votes in north Kashmir. Lone, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from north Kashmir’s Baramulla seat, claimed the National Conference benefits from the fragmentation of votes. The People’s Conference chief is contesting against Omar […]