Tag: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti’s proximity with separatists exposed: BJP

Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Mufti with her statement was "trying to give oxygen to terrorists".

July 13, 2018

If Delhi tries to break PDP, outcome will be dangerous: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti sent out a strong message to the Centre saying consequences will be dangerous if Delhi tried to break the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

July 13, 2018

Towards a government in J-K?

A quiet meeting in Delhi last week between former J & K finance minister Haseeb Drabu and BJP general secretary in charge of Ram Madhav has sparked off talk that a section of Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP may break off and form an alliance with the BJP for an alternative government in the state. It was …

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July 12, 2018

PDP-BJP alliance pushed J-K into uncertainty: Omar

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused the PDP-BJP alliance of having left the State brutalized and stoked unprecedented alienation, especially among the youth. Omar Abdullah, who was addressing legislators of the NC, said “the PDP-BJP alliance has pushed J&K into the throes of turmoil and uncertainty and the rank opportunism that formed …

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July 12, 2018

Omar urges Guv to restore peace in J-K

National Conference Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the situation in Kashmir is quite alarming and urged the Governor N. N Vohra to restore back the normality of 2014 that witnessed near normal activity, communal harmony and peaceful conduct of parliamentary and assembly elections across Jammu and Kashmir. “The past …

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July 10, 2018

Armed forces deserve greater respect

In their obituary of Admiral J.G. Nadkarni, VSM, NSM, AVSM, PVSM, the former Chief of the Naval Staff who sadly passed away on 2 July 2018, the Ministry of Defence has used the readily available picture of his son, Rear Admiral Ravi Nadkarni, a serving Naval Officer. This is indeed symptomatic of the cavalier manner …

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July 9, 2018

BJP wants Governor’s Rule to continue in J-K: Ram Madhav

The BJP leader has rejected reports that his party is hobnobbing with rebels of the Peoples Democratic Party to form government in Jammu and Kashmir

July 7, 2018

J-K: Mehbooba Mufti faces revolt after Ram Madhav meets Sajjad Lone

At least three PDP MLAs have so far raised a banner of revolt against Mehbooba and are praising the BJP

July 3, 2018

J-K | A PDP-Congress government in the offing?

This is the first meeting of the core group of the Congress after the fall of Mehbooba government following the withdrawal of support by the BJP.

July 2, 2018

Mehbooba Mufti terms trolling of Sushma Swaraj outrageous

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said she was horrified by the “vicious” trolling of External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on social media and described it as outrageous. “Horrified by the vicious trolling @SushmaSwaraj ji has been subjected to. Absolutely outrageous!” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter. The PDP president said if even …

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July 1, 2018

Vaid appeals to educated youth to shun militancy

Worried over the increasing trend of educated Kashmiri youth joining militant ranks, J&K DGP SP Vaid on Saturday appealed their parents to urge them to shun violence and return home and “promised” to provide all possible assistance including rehabilitation. In an appeal over the social media, Vaid said “today once again I urge the families …

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July 1, 2018

How BJP trumped PDP in J&K

Why did the BJP pull out of its alliance with PDP so suddenly? According to those familiar with developments in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP moved in haste because it suspected that Mehbooba Mufti was planning to end the alliance. It was a game of oneupmanship and the BJP wanted to beat her to it. …

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June 27, 2018

Mehbooba Mufti hits back at Amit Shah, says BJP should review performance of own ministers

The PDP chief suggested that the BJP should look into the performance of its own ministers who never raised any of the issues now highlighted during the last 3 years.

June 24, 2018

An alliance doomed to fail

It was not a surprise that the Mehbooba Mufti government in Jammu and Kashmir fell this week; it was a wonder that it lasted this long. She was the unlucky 13th chief minister of the state. The BJP’s dreams of ruling the state as a coalition partner were dashed as it found it impossible to …

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June 24, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: No tears shed on ouster of PDP and BJP

The three-year-old ruling coalition fell apart on 19 June, when the BJP withdrew its support to Mehbooba Mufti.

June 21, 2018

Farce finally flops

Unfortunately, any positive signals that might have been adduced from the caption could be negated by uncertainty and speculation over what lies in store for turmoil-ridden Jammu and Kashmir. In normal course a spell of Governor’s rule would have been welcome to de-pollute the administrative machinery of the foul air created by the misrule of …

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June 21, 2018

National Conference wants J-K Assembly dissolved to thwart horse-trading

Omar Abdullah stressed the need for dialogue and zero tolerance towards human rights violations to restore peace in Kashmir.

June 20, 2018