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Congress to retain power as UPA-III: Azad Governor, CM greet people on Navratras JAMMU, March 30: Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Navratras and Navreh, and prayed for their well-being and prosperity. In his message of greetings, the Governor observed that the Navratras have a special significance for the devotees who visit the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Deviji in large numbers during this auspicious period. The Governor also extended warm greetings to Kashmiri Pandits who celebrate the day as Navreh, the beginning of the New Year and the onset of Spring.The Governor prayed for this auspicious period being the harbinger of harmony, brotherhood, amity, peace, progress and prosperity in the State. Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah has extended felicitation to people on Navratras wishing them happiness and wellbeing. In his greetings messages on Navratras, the Chief Minister prayed that the day be harbinger of peace and prosperity in the State and the country. Omar Abdullah said that Jammu and Kashmir has a rich tradition of celebrating holly occasions and festivals in harmony, amenity and togetherness. He expressed the hope that this tradition will get further strengthened with the passage of time.
Army, Police bust militant hideout Srinagar, Mar 30 : Two days after the three militant attacks were witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir, in a joint operation, Army and police Sunday claims to have busted a busted a militant hideout in North Kashmir. According to the reports received by KNS, after a tipoff was received by the security forces, joint operation by Army and police was carried out in Tangmulla forests of Raifiabad. The reports provided by the security forces claim that two AK rifles, four magazines, 90 rounds, one disposable rocket launched with 2 rockets, 1 UBGL with five grenades, 7 detonators, a Nokia cellphone and other items have been recovered from the spot. The area was cordoned and the massive search hunt was launched to nab the militants. (KNS)
Families shifted to safer places in Baramulla Srinagar, March 30: A house got damaged due to landslides in village Kawhar Sheeri. Baramulla police shifted many families to safer places in view of apprehended landslides caused by incessant rains in Chandoosa area. Due to land slide at village Kawhar Sheeri a residential house belonging to four families got damaged while two houses of Naseer Ahmad Bhat and Reyaz Ahmad Reshi are exposed to danger due to landslides.Baramulla police apprehending land slide in Kahutpora, Laridoora, Muran, Tengwari, Kawhar and Walraman, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Chandoosa, shifted many families to safer places.
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Urges people to vote for development & secularism
Jammu, March 30: Setting aside observations of some political pundits pertaining to Modi wave, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said that Congress will again come back to power in the form of UPA-III, to serve the people of the country. Ghulam Nabi Azad was addressing a mammoth gathering here at Katra town-the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi holy shrine, of Doda-Udhampur Parliamentary constituency. In his staunch reply to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other political parties,
Azad said that UPA III led by Congress will form the government in the centre and assured people will vote them on basis of development, secularism and
Srinagar, Mar 30: Reacting to the recent statement of Huriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani that several religious and pro-freedom parties have a ‘nexus’ with the mainstream parties here, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)-R, a constituent of newly formed Huriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) Sunday stated that Geelani in 2008 was cautioned by his own men about the presence of ‘black-sheep’ is his amalgam, but the senior sepa-
Udhampur/Katra/Reasi, March 30: Drum beats; tunes of flute, adoring slogans welcomed Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday morning here in Udhampur Parliamentary constituency. To welcome the Congress stalwart in the ‘Town of springs’ See Reception on pg 07
ratist undermined the issue. According to the KNS correspondent, the chief of JKLF-R, Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate while speaking at the martyrs’ graveyard on the anniversary of slain JKLF Chief Ashfaq Majeed Wani- remarked that the statement of the senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani that has appeared in several dailies on Sunday must be analyzed thoroughly. “I have read the statement-Geelani has See Geelani on pg 07
Jammu, Mar 30 : Emphasizing on the need of formulating a long term policy to solve all problems of Jammu and Kashmir, patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that Congress is equally responsible for prevailing trust-deficit between people of the State and rest of the country. According to a statement issued to KNS, “Like National Conference, leadership of Congress is also equally responsible for prevailing anarchy, chaos and sense of uncertainty in State”, Muf-
ti said while addressing a public meeting at Khanpur area of Nagrota Assembly segment in support of party candidate Yash Pal Sharma. Mufti reminded the gathering that it is a historical
‘Mufti Mohammad Sayeed changed “the rules of the game” in 1990’ few hundred votes in Kashmir. Mattu said that it is immensely funny that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s daughter speaks about NC’s regional character given the fact that Mufti Sayeed, in all his political manifestations all his life has been one of the biggest conspirators against the regional identity of Jammu & Kashmir. Mufti’s ideological opposition to Article 370 is etched in the pages of history and PDP’s attempts to fool
the people with such statements are ridiculous attempts to misrepresent history. Mattu said that it was Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP that was busy using “special contacts” in Delhi to warm up to Narendra Modi. These multiple and frequent meetings are apparently facilitated by a senior journalist and a former Director of Intelligence and are being held to give a See PDP on pg 07
Due to delay in payments, Contractor suffered heart attack Srinagar, Mar 30 : Due to the report ‘inordinate’ delay in the disbursement of pending payments to the contractors, Ghulam Nabi Rather one contractor Sunday suffered a massive heart attack. Authorities have however, vehemently denied the allegations. stating that the payments were disbursed on time. According to the KNS correspondent, one Rather suffered cardiac arrest in the office of the Executive Engineer Flood Control here. The reports stated that inside the office chamber the verbal dual erupted over the delay in the disbursement of the pending payments due to which Gulam Nabi complained about the severe chest pain that made his other colleagues to shift him to the hospital where doctors stated that he has suf-
Srinagar, Mar 30 : The state Congress Sunday pledged their full support to the National Conference (NC) candidates during the forthcoming polls in valley. According to the reports received by KNS, state Congress chief Prof Safi-ud-din Soz, senior Congress leaders and cabinet ministers Taj Mohiud-Din and Ghulam Ahmad Mir presided over the important meeting that was attended by hundreds of Congress activists including block and district presidents. The meeting discussed at threadbare the situation that has emerged after NC entered into pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the parliamentary polls scheduled to be held from April 10. Several activists within the Congress expressed strong resentment over the statements of several NC leaders in the recent past wherein it was stated that there are some differences between the activists and leaders of both the coalition partners. “We the congress activists have never been approached by the NC candidates- why should we go for any alliance,” asked one of the Congress workers present in the meeting. Others present in the meet echoed the comments stating that Congress has a strong footing in valley; hence we should have contested the seats ourselves. They were later pacified by the senior Congress See Polls on pg 07
Mufti assures honourable return of KPs to their native places
PDP wanted National Character yesterday, talks of Regional Character today: NC Srinagar, Mar 30 : National Conference Spokesman Junaid Mattu has said that National Conference is not an opportunistic bandwagon of individuals but a political movement and institution that bases its politics on the representation of the people of Jammu & Kashmir, unlike Mufti Sayeed who ran away and chose to be rehabilitated as a Member of Parliament from a safe seat in Uttar Pradesh when he couldn’t garner more than a
Congress pledges full support to NC in Valley Resentment shown over Kamal’s statements
leading the country and countrymen in new era of development in all spheres. He said Congress has always See Azad on pg 07
Azad given rousing reception
Geelani must identify black sheep: JKLF-R
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fered the cardiac arrest. The president of Contractors Association flood control and irrigation department Nissar Ahmad Khan told KNS that the department of flood control and Irrigation has deliberately kept their payments in limbo that are due from the last several months. He stated that the contractors completed their respective works on time in the department and that even in the Month of March their payments have been kept awaited with the deliberate attempt to torment the contractors mentally. Nisar added that they approached the Chief Engineer of the concerned department who assured that the payments shall be disbursed at See Delay on pg 07
fact whenever Congress has entered into alliance with National Conference, the State of Jammu and Kashmir plunged into unprecedented crisis and their alliance always proved ominous for the people of this region. “It is coincidence that whenever both these parties shared power, alienation of people increased and faith of the masses in the system badly shattered”, he observed and added that like their previous experiments for enjoying power, the present NC-Congress coalition See Mufti on pg 07
Mufti visits resi of Khatua attack victims Jammu, Mar 30: Patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today visited residence of Tarseem Singh and Amarjeet Kumar, who had lost their lives in Dayalachak attack on March 28, 2014. Mufti, who reached Jammu on Saturday afternoon from Srinagar, today straightway went to the residence of Amarjeet Kumar at Vijaypur. He expressed his heartfelt See Visit on pg 07
Lone questions Dr. Farooq’s remarks on Article 370 Srinagar, Mar 30: Peoples Conference chairman Sajjad Lone has questioned the factual discrepancy of Dr Farooq Abdullah’s remarks regarding upholding Article 370. According to a statement issued to KNS, he went on to state that it has been the two Delhi pampered parties which have at every juncture of history been instrumental in undermining Kashmiri autonomy and dignity. Starting right from the Delhi Agreement of 1952
which watered down the autonomous integrity of the ‘Instrument of Accession’ that not only devised only communications, foreign policy and defence to be extended under Indian aegis, but it’s article 7 empowered the Kashmiri’s to maintain complete autonomy from India beyond the aforementioned three spheres. “Not only did Sheikh Abdullah barter the greater autonomy vested in the terms of the Instrument of Accession but also See Lone on pg 07
No NC, Congress Coalition in Kargil Kargil 30 Mar 2014: NC ( National Conference ) party Kargil refused support to congress candidate for LADAKH constituency Sh. TSERING SAMPHAL according to NC( National Conference ) we are not supporting Congress in LADAKH
as the collation is only for JAMMU and SRINAGAR not in LADAKH. NC high authorities directed to hand over the Council last year to congress being our majority but Congress lead LAHDC headed by See Kargil on pg 07
Vichar Nag Yatra conducted by SVS Srinagar, Mar 30 : Before onset of disturbances in the Kashmir Valley Kashmiri Pandit Community used to celebrate Navreh Amavasya at Historical Holy Temple at Vichar Nag one day prior to the Ist Navratra (Navreh). According to a statement issued to
KNS, this celebration got stalled with the migration of the community from the valley and the Temple remained in shambles and suffered onslaught of the situation. Samajik Vikas Sanasthan (A social and cultural organization for welfare of society) See SVS on pg 07
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Azad worked for the prosperity of nation, thereby is serving country for the last 129 years. Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is contesting candidate of Doda-Udhampur seat, castigated BJP and said “every time on the time of elections the party leadership uses different tactics to gain the vote bank on the basis of religion, caste and creed, whereas Congress party has never changed its stand and believes in secularism. He called upon the people to caste vote on the basis of all round development, secularism, and integrity of nation”. The Congress bright-face while highlighting the heights achieved by the party said, “Congress party is connected with the people at grass roots level, which is evident after the incorporation of 73rdAmendment into Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act 1985”, besides, he said that “a chunk of 13 crore of Indian population has been benefited with employment through MGNREGA, 20, 000 Mega Watts power generation capacity has evolved during UPAII which is historic and remarkable. Moreover, during the past ten years 51, 000 hospitals across the country were opened. Earlier during five years of Congress government, nation was benefitted with 35, 000 hospitals, isn’t it a development, he questioned and was applauded by the crowd”. He said people of the country want better education, infrastructure, water supply, health facilities and Congress is committed and has ensured at a larger extent and urged the people to shun the divisive forces, which are hell bent to destabilize the peace and prosperity of the nation for their petty interests. Azad said before the formation of UPA-I, Atal Bihari Vajpyee started ‘India Shining’ campaign to divert the people attention, despite that people showed their enthusiasm and voted for Congress. Parallel to this, BJP again played gimmicks but people casted their votes for Congress and UPA-II was formed with more vote margin. While addressing an impressive gathering at Reasi, the Congress stalwart in the backdrop of Article 370 said that the state has its own Constitution, where Modi factor does not works. He said here in Jammu and Kashmir, it is Congress and NC coalition government under the leadership of chief minister Omar Abdullah, which has worked day and night and ensured the overall development of all the three regions of the state. At his addresses in Arnas and Dharmari, “Ghulam Nabi Azad also recalled the developmental steps taken by the state coalition with the backing of UPA. He highlighted “the state’s total annual budget is about 8000 to 8500 crores but it were the sincere efforts of Congress led UPA-II which provided 20,000 crores just for laying railway lines in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, NC-Congress coalition government gave new administrative units keeping in view the problems being faced by the people. “Now, you don’t have to go far off to get you work done. It is at your door steps, be it Tehsils, Sub-Divisions, Blocks, Niabats, Schools, Colleges, University campuses or Hospitals. Who has given it? What more you require? Your most of wishes have been fulfilled much before you demanded,” voiced Ghulam Nabi Azad and urged the people to remain united and counter the nefarious designs of divisive forces by voting in favour of Congress party. Among others who addressed the party rallies including, Minister for Revenue and Relief, Ejaz Khan, NC vice-president and sitting NC, MLA, Surjeet Singh Slathia, former minister anf sitting Congress MLC, Jugal Kisohre Sharma and former NC MLA, Jag Jeevan Lal. Union Minister also recalled the moment he had in Reasi, when a veteran BJP leader and former MLA, Rishi Kumar Koushal, who had his following in the entire Jammu Province, shaved his beard after Reasi was given district status in his tenure as a chief minister of the state. The veteran BJP leader was demanding district for Reasi for around thirty years and had promised he will trim his beard after the demand will be full filled. Azad said when the district was given; the veteran leader, who was reluctant to share Congress party’s dias, came to stage to embrace him for his decision.
Reception (Udhampur), an outstanding road show was jointly organized by the coalition partners NC¬-Congress and a rousing reception was given to Azad, who reached Udhampur Railway Station today morning from New Delhi. Azad’s visit in the town was a gala occasion for the workers and supporters, holding the National Conference-Congress flags amid sloganeering, “Azad Sahab Zindabad”, Azad Sahab Aagey Bhado Hum Tumhare Saath Hain”. Moreover, drum beats coupled with flute tones were the main attraction of the road show, draping everyone to notice the support and enthusiasm of people towards the senior Congress leader, whom they called ‘Man of achievements” with respect to development, credibility and credentials. Making a colourful atmosphere for the day, people along the roads were giving ovation to Azad, contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Doda-Udhampur-Kathua constituency. He was garlanded on his open air vehicle decorated with flowers and party flags. Number of Sarpanchs and Panchs of various Halqa Panchayats were also seen standing on the roadside raising slogans in favour of Ghulam Nabi Azad. After Udhampur town, Azad drove straight way to Ghari, Rehmbal, Tikri, Panthal and reached Katra, where hundreds of youth on motor-bikes and scooters welcomed Azad and escorted him towards Katra town. At Katra, people including women showered flowers from their rooftops and hotels and raised slogans in favour of Congress party and Ghulam Nabi Azad who was flanked by NC vice-president and sitting MLA, Surjeet Singh Slathia, Congress Minister for Revenue and Relief, Ejaz Khan, Congress MLC, Jugal Kishore
Zabarwan Times Sharma, NC leader and ex-MLA, Jagjivan Lal, chief election agent of Azad, B S Slathia, Ashwini Khajuria, Brij Mohan Sharma and Kushal Sharma. Later, in the afternoon, the cavalcade of Azad moved towards Aggar Jitoo and district headquarters Reasi where too he was given rousing reception. Similar show was witnessed at Dharmari where workers and supporters of both NC and Congress parties pledged to make Azad’s win a historic one. People with the presence of Azad were witnessed blissful, welcoming him with the supreme reverence. The similar road-shows were organized at remote areas of Arnas and Dharmaari, where too party workers of raised slogans in favour of Azad and vowed to ensure success of secular forces. Some people witnessing the rally expressed they are at cloud nine with candidature of Azad to contest the elections from this belt, which mostly covers the remote belt. The today’s road show and road which was organized earlier on Azad’s filing of nomination papers in Kathua once again showed his competence, commitment and dedication towards the people of the state for their welfare. Azad was also witnessed allured among the supporters, who had been waiting for his candidature from this constituency.
Polls leaders, asserting them that NC’s win in valley will be UPA’s win at New Delhi. Resentment was also expressed over the statements of additional general secretary NC Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal wherein he had castigated Congress time and again. The Congress leaders later urged the activists to support NC candidates in valley as the Congress candidates are getting extensive support from NC cadres in Jammu. State Congress chief Professor Soz asked the party cadres tha they have to strive and work hard so that the win of all the three NC candidates in valley could be witnessed. He stated further that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and other leaders of National Conference had campaigned for Congress party’s candidates in Jammu ‘whole heartedly’. He stressed that these NC leaders had whole heartedly campaigned for the Congress party’s candidate. He, therefore urged the Congress cadres to participate the campaign in Kashmir most actively and contribute to the success of all the three candidates. Vice Presidents Mohammad Muzzafar Paray-MLC, Ghulam Nabi Monga-MLC, others also attended the meet.
Geelani stated that that some pro-freedom parties have close contacts with the pro-India parties- first of all Geelani should reveal their names so that truth could come to fore,” said Farooq. He added that during the year 2008, Geelani was appraised by his own party men that there are some ‘Indian agents’ within the amalgam. “Till date- he (Geelani) did nothing over the issue.” The HCJK leader Mohammad Yousuf Naqash during his address stated that there must be the perpetual efforts so that Geelani Sahib reveals the names of the black sheep who are at present within the ranks of separatist leadership disguising as freedom lovers. “Kashmir and its people have every right to know who the black sheep are otherwise the situation could be calamitous.” Senior leaders of HCJK while paying glorious tributes to slain JKLF chief Ashfaq Majeed Wani- killed on March 30, 1990 at Hawal. The leaders highlighted the role of Wani vis-a-vis the ongoing resistance movement.
Mufti has also proved disastrous for the people of Jammu and Kashmir as during the last five and half years alienation of people has been increasing with every passing day and credibility of the government has reached to its lowest ebb. “Coalition has been exposed due to its misdeed, mis-governance and mal-administration so people are looking towards PDP to get them rid from the present anarchist dispensation”, Mufti said and observed that change is imminent in Jammu and Kashmir and the coming Lok Sabha elections is a step forward towards change. “PDP led coalition regime had laid a foundation of mutual trust and confidence among inhabitants of different regions of the State”, he said and challenged his opponent to come out with any evidence of discrimination with any regions or sub-regions during PDP led regime. PDP patron said that his party would remove the walls of hatred among different regions of the State and would also remove the trust deficit between people of Jammu and Kashmir and rest of the country. “Through our convictions and programmes, we would remove this trust deficit”; he asserted and added that it was aim of the PDP to remove these misconceptions. Observing that PDP is the real voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, he said that regional parties were emerging all over the country and PDP is the only region party of J&K which enjoys faith and confidence of all sections of the society. He said that PDP had played historic role in restoring peoples’ faith in the democratic institutions of the country. He especially mentioned that 2002 assembly elections were turning pointing in the history of the State when people of Jammu and Kashmir had realized that they can change government through their votes. Yashpal Sharma, Dr Sammer Koul, Ved Mahajan, Shanti Devi, Ab Hamid Choudhary, Rashid Malik, Rashpal Singh Bittoo also addressed the meetings. Earlier addressing a meeting of Kashmiri Pandits in support of party candidate Mehbooba Mufti, PDP patron reiterated resolve of his party to facilitate honourable return of Kashmiri Pandit migrants to their native places. He sought support and cooperation of the Kashmiri Pandit community to change the present system. “PDP has already started the process of transformation to change destiny of the people of this State”, he said, adding, “I want your role in the process of transformation and you have to be with us in our efforts to establish a new system in the State”. He recalled contribution of Kashmiri Pandits
leaders especially Sham Lal Saraf, M N Koul, P N Bajaj, Kashyap Bandu, D P Dhar, P LHando and others in strengthening democratic system in Jammu and Kashmir. “Aim of PDP is not just to attain the power but our ultimate goal is to change destiny of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and to establish a system where justice will be given to all sections of the society”, he said and exhorted the displaced community to come forward and join PDP’s campaign to change the system. “You have to be instrumental in the process of transformation”, he told the gathering. “Return of Kashmiri Pandits to their native places in Kashmir Valley is must to maintain the ethnicity and diversity of Kashmiri culture”, he maintained and reiterated his party’s solve to facilitate honourable return of the community. “It is my desire to bring back all Kashmiri Pandits who have left their homes and hearths two decades back”, he announced. Mufti appealed Kashmiri Pandits living in different parts of Jammu to cast their vote in favour of PDP candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. “I am here to seek support for PDP candidate Mehbooba Mufti, who is president of our party and contesting Lok Sabha election”, he said. Ramesh Koul, Ashok Siddah, Maharaj Krishan, R K Bali, Punnet Jamwal, Dr R K Pardesi, Nanaji Wattal, K B Kav, Sunil Bhat, S K Rana, Anju Bhan, Durga Nath, Hira Lal, Deep, Manoj Koul, P N Zuthsi, Raskeen Bhat, Daeepak Raina, Bharat Bhushan, Ashiq Hussain, Kuldeep Sharma, Surinder Khajuria, Rama Khajuria, Shami Akhtar, Ropali.
Visit condolence with the bereaved family. He also spent some time with the family members. Mufti along with senior leaders of the party also visited residence of Tarseem Singh at village Kotli in R S Pura to express his condolence to the bereaved family. He strongly condemned killing of innocent people during Dayalachak attack and asked peace loving people to isolate those forces which are inimical to the peace in this region. PDP patron was accompanied by Yashpal Sharma, Dr Sameer Koul, T S Bajwa, Bhushan Dogra, Dr Harmesh, Vijay Baba, Jitender Bhat and others.
PDP tactical shape to the BJP-PDP hidden alliance. Asking Mehbooba Mufti to make up her mind, Junaid Mattu said that the same Mehbooba Mufti who was waxing eloquent about the need for a “regional character” in politics today had expressed her interest to speak on behalf of the “Muslims of India” a couple of days ago. Does Mehbooba Mufti want to represent the people of Jammu and Kashmir or is she deluded into aspiring to represent the Muslims of the entire country? Where was Mufti Sayeed’s concern for the Muslims of India when he was hand-in-glove with Jagmohan – who is widely considered to be an anti-Muslim, communal bigot? Why didn’t Mufti Sayeed raise his voice for the Muslims of India when Jagmohan destroyed the properties, shops, homes and lives of hundreds of Indian Muslims at Turkeman Gate? Mattu said that it was a fact validated by archival record in the Lok Sabha that Mehbooba Mufti as an MP chose to never speak up in the parliament - neither for Kashmiris nor for the Muslims of this country. Her newfound realization about the need to espouse and advocate the cause of Indian Muslims is convenient and hypocritical. Why did she consciously abstain from doing so when she was in the Parliament? Expressing amusement at Mehbooba Mufti’s dream to “change the rules of the game”, Junaid Mattu said that Mehbooba Mufti should know that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed changed the “rules of the game” in 1990 as the Home Minister of India by unleashing the bloodiest year of repression and injustice on supposedly his own people – just to play a “game” for his own benefit in New Delhi. If that is how PDP changes the “rules of the game”–we could only pray to the Almighty to save this nation from PDP’s “games” for all times to come. Accusing Mehbooba Mufti of lying brazenly, Mattu said that National Conference and its MPs had forcefully and frequently spoken about the need for justice and reconciliation in Kashmir. Our MPs spoke publicly about our opposition to the death sentence handed out to Afzal Guru and we unconditionally expressed our strong protest over his execution. Before talking of Guru, Mehbooba Mufti should tell us how Muzaffar Baig ran away and ditched Maqbool Bhat even after receiving the retainer-ship and legal fees to defend him in the courts. (KNS)
Lone rejected India’s plea of extending the article of “fundamental human rights” to Kashmir. The subsequent1975 agreement not only accepted the constitutional encroachments of India even over the watered down Delhi Agreement of 1952 but also further helped entrench New Delhi’s hold within Kashmir.” He said that like the electoral skullduggery of his offstring Farooq Abdullah today, Sheikh Abdullah too in a mode of electoral gimmickry accepted his guilt at a gathering in hazratbal when he declared “Mujhey galti kerney wallon mey likha jaey … nakey gadarron mey (plea to historians “ I should be included in the list of those who made mistakes and not in the list of traitors). This in itself is a testimony by the person himself as to his own sense of guilt and wrong doing. Further, reflecting upon the NC’s Autonomy report of 1999 Lone said it was nothing but a blackmailing device on the part of NC to secure more personal and party interests from New Delhi while also keeping New Delhi away from reaching out to the separatists. Despite being poorly and hurriedly compiled by 1999 it was only presented in state Assembly in July 2000 corresponding with and as an attempt to undermine the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ceasefire. “It was later rejected by the centre as a means of calling off NC’s bluff. If the NC felt so strongly about it why didn’t it then recall its support to the Vajpayee government which now Abdullah blames of undermining the report.” The statement added that it must be recalled that despite his diatribe against Modi today, Farooq Abdullah and NC endorsed Modi’s role in Gujrat carnage of
2002 by staying steadfast with the BJP in government, while other self-respecting secular parties withdrew their support. Lone went on to state that while Farooq Abdullah may suffer from selective dementia and habitual distortion of facts, he hoped the Kashmiri people have a more robust collective memory and responsibility towards rejecting such parasitical political behavior. It also has the responsibility of supporting “empowerment driven change”, in contrast to the hollow sloganeering reflecting “continuity driven change”. (KNS)
Delay the earliest. “He even telephoned the concerned Executive Engineer and directed him to disburse the amount. He even asked us to meet the Executive Engineer at his office.” Contractors Association president stated that when the contractors reached the office of Executive Engineer, he again expressed his unwillingness in the issuance of the payments to the contractors. “A verbal dual was started by the concerned Executive Engineer due to which one of our colleagues Ghulam Nabi fainted on the floor. We took him to the hospital where doctors said that he has suffered heart attack.” He added that the contractors are suffering from the worst crises at present and that it is only due to the delay in the disbursement of our due amounts that we have landed in the state of trauma. Meanwhile, the Chief Engineer of Flood Control department while giving reference of his Executive Engineer stated that the payments in favor of the contractors have already been disbursed. (KNS)
Kargil ( HAGI ASGAR KARBALAYEE) take personal grievances on NC workers so we cannot support to Congress candidate as our NC voters are against LAHDC and congress said a councilor of NC while talking with our reporter we are waiting for the signal of ISK ( ISLAMEYA SCHOOL KARGIL) and ANJUMA SABU ZAMAN for their independent candidate. In collation government J&K two ministers namely QAMAR ALI AKHON , FEROZ KHAN and MLC SYEED AHMED RAZVI belongs from NC party . If the NC Kargil will not support it will directly effect on Collation in J&K.
SVS with active support of Vichar Nag Trust started renovation and retrieval of the Temple. “The traditional Vichar Nag Yatra was conducted today at Vichar Nag by Samajik Vikas Sanasthan (SVS) for the first time after mass migration of the community members from Valley where hundreds of community members including a big number who had come from Jammu and other places also participated,” the statement issued to KNS said. The community members expressed enthusiasm in the revival process initiated by Samajik Vikas Sanasthan and expressed gratitude for the efforts of the Sanasthan. Office bearers of Samajik Vikas Sanasthan including Shri S.L.Bhan Vice Chairman.Shri M.K.Pandita Gen Secretary ,Shri Shah Ji Bhat and others were present. (KNS)
NC recycles autonomy at election time to make up for its failures: Mehbooba Srinagar, Mar 30 (KNS): The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday said that by calling himself as the agenda of his party, Dr Farooq Abdullah has clearly indicated that his party has fallen on bad times. According to a statement issued to KNS, addressing a number of wayside meetings in Pampore segment of Anantanag parliamentary constituency, the party president, Mehbooba Mufti said National Conference’s attempt at recycling the autonomy resolution in absence of any performance report is a pathetic display of the fact that the ruling party has lost the capacity to lead and govern.Appealing the people to vote for her in Anantanag constituency and other PDP candidates in rest of the state, she said PDP has substantial achievements to its credit though it was in government only for a brief time.“Compare to this, the NC has nothing to present to the people by way of performance over the last many decades neither does it have a roadmap for the future,” she said adding the NC is compelled to whip the dead autonomy horse at the time of election as it has nothing else to say to the people.Mehbooba said the admission by Dr Farooq that his party has no agenda and his person should be taken as its manifesto reflects very poorly on the state’s oldest party. How can this party appeal the millions of young people who want to be shown the way to a bright future and a vision for creative harnessing of their talent and energies? Mehbooba asked.Referring to Dr Farooq’s statement that the NDA government had thrown the autonomy resolution, passed by the state assembly, into a dustbin even without reading it, Mehbooba said the NC could not have brought a bigger dishonor to the state.She said in spite of having been humiliated by the NDA, Dr Farooq didn’t muster the courage to part ways with that alliance even though the NC had an overwhelming majority in the state assembly and most of the MPs in the state.“The NC continued to stick to NDA even in the face of such insulting rebuff just to ensure that Omar Abdullah continued as a junior minister in Vajpayee government and didn’t claim the throne in the state as he did a short while later”, she said. Mehbooba said it is obvious that NC is not interested in autonomy and has no agenda except enjoying the luxuries of power. That is evident from the fact that this party is a partner in the present UPA at the Centre and at the state as well, but has never raised the issue beyond occasional reference to the Saghir Committee report, she added.“Ironically, the Saghir Committee report is also the product of an initiative taken by the previous UPA government when PDP was a part of it and the Prime Minister had appointed special working groups to deal with the various issues related the Kashmir problem,” said Mehbooba.
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