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‘Of Course, We Will Fight Assembly Elections’
that his party and president are the chief targets of the ongoing “onslaught”
Under Dad’s Shadow: Dr Mehbooba Baig poses with the portrait of his father, Mirza Afzal Baig. KL Image: Yawar Hussain
KASHMIR LIFE (KL):
Is PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) still relevant to Jammu and Kashmir?
MEHBOOB BAIG (MB): Definitely. PDP is relevant to Jammu and Kashmir and more particularly after what happened post-August 5, 2019. It is the only party that gives expression to the voices of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
KL:
But from 28 assembly berths in 2014, you have come down to just 27 DDC berths out of 280. How are you relevant?
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Shah Faesal Says credit A Must Where Credit Is Due Amid Row Over Narendra Modi Stadium
Ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal slammed the hue and cry over naming the Motera stadium as Narendra Modi Stadium and noted that credit must be given where it is due
Ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal slammed the hue and cry over naming Ahmedabad s Motera stadium as Narendra Modi Stadium and noted that credit must be given where it is due. The massive 132,000-seater that has been built at the spot where the erstwhile Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium used to stand at Motera was christened after PM Modi and is now the world s largest cricket arena as part of a larger Sardar Patel Sports Enclave which Amit Shah claims is capable of hosting the Olympics with just 6 months notice. The stadium was inaugurated by President Kovind and the Home Minister on Wednesday ahead of India s pink-ball Test against England.
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December 31, 2020
The outcome of the District Development Council polls in J&K has been along expected lines with People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) sweeping Kashmir and the BJP parts of Jammu. Though the BJP emerged as the largest single party with 74 seats, three of them in Kashmir Valley, it has won almost all of its seats in six districts of Jammu division Jammu, Udhampur, Samba, Kathua, Reasi and Doda.
On the other hand, the PAGD won over 100 seats, many of these in Jammu too. National Conference (NC), a constituent of the PAGD won a good share of its seats in Poonch, Rajouri, Kishtwar and Ramban districts of Jammu. In Doda, BJP’s former minister Shakti Raj Parihar lost the election to a National Conference candidate, while the NC leader and the former minister Abdul Gani Malik emerged victorious from Mahore constituency in Reasi district.