JAMMU — Accusing the BJP of exploiting Kashmiri Pandits with its “hollow promises”, National Conference leader Rattan Lal Gupta Sunday appealed to the community to vote for his party’s candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election from the three seats in the Valley. The NC has fielded its vice-president and former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — The National Conference (NC) on Sunday held a meeting of its workers in Palpora area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir. The meeting was headed by National Conference (NC) leader and Constituency Incharge West, Abdul Majeed Larmi. The discussion at the meeting covered wide range of topics, including regional concerns and national […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR/JAMMU — The NC leader Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Election Commission not to postpone polls in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. The former chief ministers made the appeal after the EC sought a report from Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and the Chief Electoral Officer on representations submitted by some […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said here on Thursday that the INDIA bloc is fighting against Prime Narendra Modi’s attempts to “create a rift among people” and the opposition alliance will “undo the wrongdoings” committed during the BJP rule. “The Election Commission has to be changed and made independent. The judiciary has to […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday filed nomination papers for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in the fourth phase of elections next month. Accompanied by NC president Farooq Abdullah, vice president Omar Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool, Mehdi filed the nomination […]
KOKERNAG — The PDP has become the BJP’s C-team and people should only look towards INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections to defeat the communal forces, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday. Abdullah made the remarks while speaking to reporters after an election rally in south Kashmir’s Kokernag. He said, “We […]
SRINAGAR — Launching a vitriolic attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘mangalsutra’ remarks, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said “our religion does not tell us to look down at other religions” and added that a Muslim can never snatch the mangalsutra of Hindu women. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister […]
RANCHI — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that Lord Ram belongs to everyone, not only Hindus. Abdullah was addressing the opposition INDIA bloc’s ‘Ulgulan Naya Maharally’ in Ranchi. Without naming any party, he said, “They are selling Lord Ram, claiming that they brought him. They do not know Lord Ram. He does […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday accused Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP of benefiting the BJP by contesting elections against the INDIA bloc in Jammu and Kashmir. Despite being regional rivals, the PDP and the NC had joined the opposition alliance but failed to arrive at a seat sharing agreement. “It is they (PDP) […]
