Municipal polls likely to be deferred in Jammu and Kashmir
India | September 12, 2018 11:49 ISTThe PDP had announced the boycott of polls on Monday. This came after the municipal and panchayat polls were boycotted by the National Conference.
The PDP had announced the boycott of polls on Monday. This came after the municipal and panchayat polls were boycotted by the National Conference.
The Supreme Court had on August 31 deferred the hearing on a bunch of petitions challenging Article 35A of the Constitution, as the Centre had urged the court to take up the matter after panchayat elections in the state.
The People's Democratic Party (PDP), which was till recently an ally of the Centre's ruling BJP, said those who believe in accession of the state to the Union of India should also have faith in the instrument of accession.
Mehbooba nominated senior leader and former minister Abdul Rehman Veeri as the vice-president of the party, a PDP spokesman said in Srinagar.
Adding to Mehbooba's woes, another party leader Abdul Majeed Paddar organised a separate event in Kulgam with his supporters claiming his faction to be the original PDP.
Sartaj Madni, uncle of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti resigned as the Vice President of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Rebel PDP leader Majeed Padroo claimed that they have the number to form the government with the BJP. He added that the CM will be from Jammu and Kashmir .
Mehbooba Mufti said efforts by 'New Delhi' to break PDP will only increase trouble in the Valley and more separatists like Salahuddin and Yasin Malik would be born.
Sena accused the BJP for starting election politics in the state
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) president called on Vohra at the Raj Bhavan, an official spokesman said.
The BJP on Tuesday announced that it is walking out of the alliance with Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP on Tuesday announced that it is walking out of the alliance with Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Hitting back at the Congress leader for his remarks against BJP, Rijiju today claimed that while Saradar Vallabh Bhai Patel solved problems of all other states, Kashmir fell into trouble after Rahul Gandhi's grandfather Jawahar Lal Nehru took over.
President Kovind approved the imposition of Governor's rule in JK, with an immediate effect. President rule has been imposed in JK as BJP pulled out alliance with PDP.
Soon after taking charge, Governor NN Vohra has called two crucial meeting at 11:30 am and 02:30 pm, which will include CRPF, Army and J&K Police officers. The agenda of the meeting is to prepare strategy for handling the growing menace of terrorism in the state.
Jammu and Kashmir set for Governor's rule as BJP pulls out alliance with PDP. Soon after the fall of govt CM Mehbooba Mufti resigned as chief minister of JK
What led to the withdrawal of the support by the BJP? Here are five major reasons that forced the BJP to pull the rug from under the feet of Mehbboba Mufti.
Whatever has happened is good. People of J&K will get some relief. They (BJP) ruined Kashmir and have now pulled out, maximum number of civilian and army men died during these 3 years.
The saffron party had on April 17 asked all its nine ministers in the PDP-BJP government in the state to submit their resignations to enable bringing in new faces in the two-year-old Mehbooba Mufti Cabinet.
The comment comes a day after Mir created an uproar in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for asking legislators not to express happiness over killing of terrorists, since they too were 'brothers'.
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