His statement comes after Opposition in Karnataka alleged that the anti-conversion bill is being proposed in the state to "target a particular religion."
Ghulam Nabi Azad said that he prays that Congress gets 300+ seats in the elections but he doesn’t see it happening in the next polls.
The senior Congress leader said the priority was not who becomes the chief minister but how to restore the August 4, 2019 position in J-K.
The book, Sunrise Over Ayodhya Nationhood in Our Times, by former Union minister Khurshid on the Ayodhya verdict was released on Wednesday.
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "When PM invited political leaders from Kashmir at his residence, I had demanded that we'd like to have statehood followed by the elections. Other parties also demanded. Home Minister assured us that statehood will be granted and delimitation commission will give the report."
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, while talking to the media on August 10, said that the restoration of full statehood of J&K is important prior to the elections.
Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Jammu and Kashmir's statehood should be restored before the assembly elections.
Ghulam Nabi Azad, while talking to media on Monday night, was referring to the restoration of statehood and holding elections after delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Delimitation Commission arrived here Thursday on the second leg of its four-day Jammu & Kashmir visit and interacted with dozens of political leaders and civil society groups.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad — who represented the grand old party in meeting with PM — in an exclusive conversation with India TV gave insights of the conversation of J&K leaders with PM Modi, issues which were discussed and the conduct of the government with the opposition leaders.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held Jammu and Kashmir all-party meeting, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad — who represented the grand old party in meeting with PM — in an exclusive conversation with India TV gave insights of the conversation of J&K leaders with PM Modi, issues which were discussed and Centre's conduct towards the opposition.
Former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday slammed the Modi-led government for insisting on elections in Jammu and Kashmir before granting statehood.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a crucial meeting with Jammu and Kashmir political party leaders to chalk out the future political course of action in the Union Territory. A total of 14 leaders, including four former chief ministers attended PM Modi's meeting. The meeting was the first between the Centre and mainstream Jammu and Kashmir politicians after the abrogation of Article 370 and the division of the erstwhile state into two union territories in August 2019.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a crucial meeting with Jammu and Kashmir political party leaders to chalk out the future political course of action in the Union Territory. A total of 14 leaders, including four former chief ministers attended PM Modi's meeting.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting on the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive. Government sources said top officials from different ministries attended the meeting.
The Congress, which headed the Assam Grand Alliance, managed to win just 29 seats in the 126-seat Assam Assembly.
The Congress is yet to release the list of its star campaigners for the assembly polls in which Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka are likely to be included. All eyes will be on the names of the leaders led by Ghulam Nabi Azad whose Rajya Sabha term ended recently.
Congress workers raise slogans against Ghulam Nabi Azad and burn his effigy in Jammu. They say, "Congress held him in high esteem but today when it's time to support it, he forged friendship with BJP. He didn't come for DDC election campaigning but now he's here, praising PM."
Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who on Saturday shared a stage with other members of the G-23 - a group of senior party leaders who have questioned the Gandhis' leadership style - at a public event in Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event in Jammu, Congress senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that even though they are political rivals, he likes how PM Modi does not hide his true identity. "I like lot of things about many leaders.
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