Plea to bar former JK CM’s in polls delayed, HC judge recuses self from hearing
New Delhi: A Delhi High Court judge Wednesday recused himself from hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to bar Jammu and Kashmir politicians Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti from participating in the Lok Sabha election as they have allegedly made “seditious” statements. Justice A J Bhambhani, who was part […]
Farooq, Mehbooba face another suit in Bihar court
Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A case has been lodged at a court here against former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti over their remarks that abrogating Article 370 and 35A, that grant special status to the state, will lead to its freedom from the country. Advocate Rajesh Chandra Sharma filed the complaint Tuesday […]
Campaigning for 91 LS seats going to polls on Apr 11 ends
New Delhi: High-decibel campaigning for 91 Lok Sabha constituencies in 18 states and two Union Territories going to polls on April 11 ended Tuesday, with rivals plunging headlong into the hurly burly of electioneering and engaging in no holds barred attacks. The Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven-phases for 543 seats on April […]
Militants in Pak frightened after Balakot strikes: PM
Chitradurga (Karna): Asserting a strong government at the Centre was imperative for a strong India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the Balakot air strikes have created a fear among the militants and those in power in Pakistan were getting nightmares. Addressing an election rally here, Modi attacked the ruling Congress-JDS combine in Karnataka saying […]
CPI (M) knocks EC’s door
New Delhi: The CPI (M) wrote to the Election Commission on Tuesday alleging violation of the poll panel’s directive after Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Maharashtra asked first-time voters to dedicate their votes to the brave men who carried out the air strike in Pakistan’s Balakot. In the letter, the party’s politburo […]
BJP formed govt with separatists in JK, says NCP
Mumbai: The NCP Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he targeted its chief Sharad Pawar for “standing with” the National Conference which recently advocated a separate ‘Wazir-e-Azam’ (Prime Minister) for Jammu and Kashmir. NCP national spokesperson Nawab Malik said National Conference has never talked about contesting polls with separatists and has fought […]
Manifesto: BJP stands by its promise to repeal Articles 370, 35A
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday reiterated its commitment to repeal Article 370, which gives Jammu and Kashmir a special status, and Article 35A, which allows the state’s legislature to define permanent residents, and pledged in its manifesto to work towards ensuring return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley. Stating that the party is committed […]
