AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday claimed that Omar Abdullah, after winning the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, will be the weakest chief minister ever in the history of India. He asked that after the Lieutenant Governor nominates the five members to the Legislative Assembly, which currently consists of 90 elected…
NEW DELHI: NC-Congress alliance‘s victory is a verdict against BJP’s anti-people policies, its snatching of people’s rights and misuse of constitutional institutions, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Tuesday. Congress also asserted that restoration of J&K’s statehood will be top priority.Kharge telephoned NC’s Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, and congratulated them on the alliance’s victory.In a…
SRINAGAR: The resounding mandate for the INDIA bloc in J&K failed to hide the tame failure of Congress to live up to its pre-poll expectation of taking on BJP in its Hindu stronghold of Jammu. Congress won a lone seat in Jammu region, and that too via a minority candidate in the reserved Rajouri constituency….
NEW DELHI: NC vice-president Omar Abdullah struck a cordial note with Centre after PM Modi complimented his party’s “commendable performance” in J&K polls, saying he looks forward “to a constructive relationship in the true spirit of federalism so the people of J&K may benefit from continued development and good governance”.Conceding in separate interviews to news…
NEW DELHI: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday declared that Omar Abdullah will be appointed as chief minister after the party, in alliance with Congress, was able to achieve a comfortable majority in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election.While briefing the media outside his house, Farooq Abdullah said, “People have given their mandate; they…
NEW DELHI: The early trends of Haryana assembly elections on Tuesday showed a neck and neck fight between Bharatiya Janata party and Congress. While, BJP is leading in Haryana, Congress and National Conference alliance has maintained its lead in Jammu and Kashmir.The Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming to secure the third consecutive term with Nayab…
Iltija Mufti (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Saturday voiced strong criticism of the incoming government in UT of Jammu and Kashmir, describing it as “toothless tiger” and claiming its chief minister will be a “rubber stamp” and a “glorified mayor” of a “municipality.”Her comments come ahead of…
NEW DELHI: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah hit back on BJP chief JP Nadda over his “he is bad in mathematics remarks” and said that math has to do nothing with the Jammu and Kashmir election, it is the Union minister who doesn’t have common sense. Responding to a question, the NC vice-chief on…
Omar Abdullah (File photo) NEW DELHI: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah, who is contesting the J&K election from Ganderbal and Budgam assembly seats, gave a stern message to ally Congress over campaigning as he said the party “hasn’t done as much in Jammu“.Omar Abdullah, who is also Farooq Abdullah’s son, said on Wednesday he…
TWO SEATS, TWO OUTLOOKS? Opting for a second seat has made Omar look bullish on NC’s prospects but unsure about his own BUDGAM/GANDERBAL: For all his primacy in J&K politics and his stewardship of National Conference, party mascot Omar Abdullah has failed to settle into a seat that could become synonymous with him over two…
