SRINAGAR: With J&K set to get a new govt helmed by his son Omar Abdullah, NC chief Farooq Abdullah is preparing himself to represent the party in the Rajya Sabha, highly placed sources said.A senior NC leader confirmed the party, which bagged 42 assembly seats in the recently held elections, would send Farooq to the…
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Omar Abdullah, the vice president of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, met with lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday after receiving letters of support from various political parties and independent candidates. During the meeting, Abdullah submitted these letters to the LG and requested him to…
NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Friday said they will provide unconditional support to the National Conference for formation of the next government in Jammu & Kashmir, stating that the alliance is beyond ministerial posts.“We have no demands. We are supporting the National Conference for the people of Jammu and…
Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the National Conference‘s tally in Jammu and Kashmir reached 46 after 4 Independent extended support to the party and he was now waiting for the letter of support from Congress to stake claim to form government. Omar Abdullah was also elected leader of legislature party…
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…
