Major tragedy averted in J&K: 7 kg IED recovered, 4 arrested
Jammu
A major terrorist plan to set off an explosion at a crowded place in Jammu on the second anniversary of the Pulwama attack was scuttled with the recovery of a powerful IED from a nursing student who was arrested along with three others, a top police officer said on Sunday.
Inspector General of Police, Jammu Range, Mukesh Singh also said six pistols and 15 small Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were seized from Samba district in a separate operation. Over the past four days we were on high alert because there was general intelligence input that terror groups want to trigger a major blast in Jammu city on the second anniversary of the Pulwama attack. The security around all important locations were strengthened, he told reporters here.
Breach of Trust : Sajad Lone s People s Conference Quits Gupkar Alliance
In the three-page letter to Farooq Abdullah, Lone has said that some constituents of the grouping had fielded proxy candidates in the DDC election.
National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti look on as People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration spokesperson Sajad Lone speaks.
Photo: PTI/S. Irfan
Politics19/Jan/2021
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference chairperson Sajad Lone on Tuesday announced his party’s exit from the seven-party conglomerate People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
In a letter addressed to PAGD head and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, Lone said there has “been a breach of trust among partners” which is “beyond remedy.”
Serves Delhi s Purpose : The Why and How of Sajad Lone s Exit From the Gupkar Alliance
Alliance leaders told The Wire that the decision was unsurprising and the predominant atmosphere in the PAGD was that of betrayal since the DDC election.
File image of Sajad Lone. Photo: PTI
Politics19/Jan/2021
This is the first major setback to the alliance of regional parties comprising National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party and CPI(M) among others, who had joined hands to fight against the reading down of Jammu and Kashmirâs special status by the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre.
âIt is difficult for us to stay on and pretend as if nothing has happened,â Sajad Lone wrote in a three-paged letter to the Gupkar alliance chief Dr Farooq Abdullah. âThere has been a breach of trust between partners which we believe is beyond remedy.â