Politics

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 […]

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Registration of case against Farooq Abdullah, others for rigging 1987 election would be biggest CBM towards Kashmiris: Sajad Lone

SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday said that registration of a case against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and others for rigging the 1987 assembly election would be the biggest confidence building measure (CBM) towards Kashmiris. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a party function here, Lone said that […]

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‘Mehbooba had majority but BJP wanted Sajad Lone to form the Govt’: Malik on dissolving J&K Assembly

NEW DELHI — For the dissolution of state Assembly, Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Satyapal Malik shifted the blame on Peoples’ Conference leader, Sajad Lone, and his ambition to ‘indulge in horse-trading’. In an interview with senior Supreme Court advocate and Rajya Sabha member, Kapil Sibal’s YouTube channel “Dil Se”, Malik said that the decision […]