JAMMU — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Wahid-ur-Rehman Para on Monday questioned the implementation of the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded the constitution of a House committee to examine its long-term implications for Jammu and Kashmir. Raising the issue in the Assembly, Para alleged that […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday witnessed a disruption after a PDP leader accused the government of pushing the Union Territory into a debt trap by bringing in the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme. PDP legislator Waheed Ur Rehman Para, who was joined by his party colleagues and […]
JAMMU — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para on Monday criticised the National Conference-led government for its vision document, saying it shows “zero empathy” towards mental distress affecting the Kashmiris. He was referring to the address of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly at the start of the […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Para on Saturday said the hate crimes against minorities whether in Bangladesh, Pakistan or India were unacceptable and the biggest blot on humanity. The PDP leader said Hindu-Muslim brotherhood and co-existence has been India’s strength, and it should survive in the sub-continent, especially in our country “and […]
SRINAGAR — PDP MLA Waheed Para has accused the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir of showing “zero intent” to resolve the reservation issue, saying the existing quota policy has become an existential matter. “The reservation policy has become an existential issue that strikes at the very foundation of the future of our younger […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to approve the Jammu and Kashmir government’s proposal, seeking an increase in the upper age limit for the combined competitive examination. PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para said a favourable approval before the examination, scheduled to take place on December 7, would reflect compassion, […]
SRINAGAR — After four years, People’s Democratic Party leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, accused in a terror conspiracy case, was granted permission to travel within the country by the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday. Para was granted bail by a division bench of the High Court in May 2022 on a surety of […]
SRINAGAR — PDP MLA Waheed Para on Tuesday said a “sharp regional divide” in the issuance of social category certificates between the Jammu division and Kashmir Valley has been witnessed over the past two years, which exposed a “grave breach of fairness, equality, merit and administrative impartiality”. Para’s comments came over data shared by the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly speaker has admitted two private member resolutions by PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, one of which seeks restoration of J&K Waqf Board and handing it over to a religious conglomerate headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. The second private member’s bill is about restoration of J&K cadre of IAS, IPS, KAS […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has called for a complete “Kashmir bandh” on Wednesday to protest the terror attack on tourists in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam hill resort that left 26 people dead, a party legislator said. PDP MLA Waheed Para took to X and asked people to unite against the massacre of innocent persons. […]