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NC-Congress alliance in J&K reflective of people’s desire to fight divisive policies of BJP: Tariq Hameed Karra

RAJOURI — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said the pre-poll alliance with National Conference for the assembly polls is reflective of people’s desire to fight the BJP’s “divisive policies” and “dangerous designs”. Karra made the remarks amid criticism by the BJP over the Congress joining hands with the NC for […]

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AIP’s Pulwama candidate joins NC

SRINAGAR — Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) candidate for the Pulwama assembly segment in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday joined the National Conference, a day after his party extended support to a former Jamaat-e-Islami member contesting from the seat. AIP led by Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer had on Sunday announced an alliance with former members […]

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Engineer Rashid’s AIP, Jamaat-e-Islami dancing to someone else’s tunes: Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said the strings of alliance between Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) and Jamaat-e-Islami were being remotely pulled to take on his party. “Their strings are connected somewhere else, they get their orders from them and they dance to their tunes,” […]