As the Delimitation Commission is suggesting allocating six berths to Jammu and one to Kashmir in the 90-seat house, and reserving 19 seats for SCs and STs, Kashmir’s political class feels choked in the new disempowerment debate, reports Khalid Bashir Gura As anticipated, the Delimitation Commiss.
"We want this nation to realise we are part of this nation and we want the nation to bleed for us. They should feel our pain. They should feel that we joined India – Gandhi’s India, not Godse’s India," the National Conference chief said.
‘Centre wants to divide PAGD but won’t succeed’ Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 22: National Conference president and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah said today that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to win the Assembly seats proposed to be increased in Jammu division and form Government in Jammu and Kashmir but declared that it will not succeed. In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire which was telecast tonight, Dr Abdullah charged the BJP with trying to fulfill […]
K B Jandial PM Modi’s politically ‘incorrect’ decision to rollback three Farm Laws has fuelled a similar demand for Article 370. It has galvanized the dormant Kashmir based mainstream parties. They are reaching out to the people including Jammu region to garner public support to their belated campaign to pressurize Modi for similar roll back on Articles 370 &35A. Well, in a democratic country, it is a political right to campaign for anything within the constitutional limits and thus campaigning […]