NEW DELHI — The BJP on Thursday termed the passage of a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly seeking restoration of special status as an “attempt to divide India” by the INDIA bloc parties and asserted that it will not let them succeed in their effort. Coming down heavily on the ruling National Conference […]
SRINAGAR — The opposition BJP in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday said it was “unfortunate” that the ruling National Conference has “compromised the integrity” of the assembly, and made a “joke” of democracy by bringing a resolution that questions a decision of the country’s Parliament. “This is a fraud, a drama, that has been attempted […]
NEW DELHI — The BJP on Thursday came down heavily on the Congress over the passage of a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly seeking restoration of special status, and asked the party leadership if it stands for terrorism. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, senior party leader Smriti Irani also […]
JAMMU — The Gorkha community in Jammu held a protest against the resolution seeking the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status passed in the assembly, and burnt effigies of Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary. The protesters demanded a separate state for the Jammu region, saying it would allow them to have their own […]
SRINAGAR — A brawl broke out between BJP MLAs and marshals of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday after the speaker directed eviction of opposition members who had stormed the well during their protest against the special status resolution. At least three MLAs were marshalled out on the directions of Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, […]
SRINAGAR — Ruckus erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday as BJP members protested against the passage of a resolution on special status for the erstwhile state, leading the speaker to adjourn the proceedings briefly. As soon as the House met for the day, BJP members created uproar over the passage of the […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday said the ruling National Conference (NC) has fulfilled its promise on moving the resolution on Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in the first session of the Legislative Assembly. “We had said in our manifesto and during the campaign that the resolution will be the […]
SRINAGAR — Following the passage of a resolution by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly seeking dialogue with the Centre on the restoration of Article 370, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti stated on Wednesday that the PDP has demonstrated that numbers alone do not determine outcomes; rather, it is the result of her party’s […]
SRINAGAR — Opposition BJP on Wednesday said it will not allow the proceedings of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to go on until a resolution asking the Centre to hold talks with the elected representatives from the region for the restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status was withdrawn. “This is an illegal resolution and […]
SRINAGAR — ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants reverberated in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday amid ruckus over the passing of a resolution seeking a dialogue between the Centre and elected representatives for restoration of special status of the erstwhile state. The Assembly witnessed a ruckus following the passage of the resolution as BJP members […]