Jammu: Expressing anguish over frequent bedlam in the Assembly leading to loss of valuable time, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on Wednesday said some politicians, in spite of raising the issues for which they are sent, resort to boycott politics for gaining publicity. Without taking name of any particular party, Omar, while addressing a rally in Kathua, said voters send public representatives to ventilate public problems and seek redressal of difficulties, but they do their politics by remaining absent from the right forums.
Omar's remarks come after proceedings in the Budget session were badly disrupted due to boycott by opposition PDP and BJP over various issues. While PDP had sought return of the mortal remains of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged in November 2012, BJP had boycotted proceedings after suspension of its MLA Jugal Kishore following a verbal spat with minister Sakina Itoo.
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12:15 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused both PDP and BJP of dividing people in the name of religion and asked them to remain aware of conspiracies aimed at creating a wedge between communities. "Dividing people in the name of region or religion can be the handiwork of 'pen and ink pot' (PDP's symbol) or 'Kamal' (BJP's symbol), but the bearers of 'red flag with plough' (NC's symbol) has...
08:55 PM, Apr 17, 2013
An RTI query accessed by CNN-IBN shows the Jammu and Kashmir Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad is flouting rules. His son was granted permission to mine for stone in a mountain zone and protected forest land in clear violation of a Supreme Court order. ...
09:44 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Protests broke out in Anantnag in Kashmir on Tuesday after a man was found dead under mysterious circumstances. The youth's family has alleged that he died in police custody and the victim had torture marks on his body. ...
10:49 AM, Mar 27, 2013
It's Jammu and Kashmir authorities vs the Delhi Police, over the arrest of Liyaqat Shah. ...
10:13 PM, Mar 23, 2013
While the police tries to figure out if arrested Hizbul terrorist Liyaqat Shah hatched a ploy to carry out a bomb blast on holi or not, PDP Chief Membooba Mufti is angry that Kashmiri youth are being used as medals by the government. ...
05:55 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemned the militant attack on a BSF convoy on the outskirts of Srinagar, saying Thursday's incident signified a "down turn" in the security scenario in the state. "The armed attack on a paramilitary vehicle which resulted in the death of a trooper signifies a down turn in the security scenario under the present government even as the chief minister is engaging himself in frivolous debates,"...
06:43 PM, Mar 21, 2013
There was more uproar in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday as an independent MLA was seen throwing a mike. MLAs stormed the well and shouted slogans after which the PDP staged a walkout demanding that Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's body be brought back. ...
12:46 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday demanded scraping of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from Jammu and Kashmir, saying in the changed circumstances when militancy is substantially reduced its continuance is "a set back to peace process". ...
12:29 AM, Mar 11, 2013
It was another day of chaos in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday as the Opposition PDP walked out over the Baramulla firing issue in which a 25-year-old protestor was killed. The PDP boycotted the state budget over the issue saying Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was incapable of ensuring the safety of Kashmiris. ...
01:51 PM, Mar 06, 2013
In the wake of a youth's death on Tuesday in the north Kashmir town of Baramulla after security forces opened fire, authorities imposed curfew in many areas across the Valley on Wednesday. ...
11:55 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Army on Tuesday night ordered a time-bound Court of Inquiry into the firing incident in Baramulla district of Kashmir in which a youth was killed and 4 others injured. ...
06:37 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said it would bring an adjournment motion in the state assembly on Wednesday to discuss the Baramulla firing incident. The adjournment motion would seek suspension of normal business to discuss the situation arising out of the killing of a youth in Baramulla, a PDP spokesman said here. ...
10:53 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah broke down in the Assembly on Tuesday evening after opposition PDP confronted him over the killing of a youth in Baramulla during protests earlier in the day. Baramulla witnessed protests on Tuesday over the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and the killing of a youth in Pulwama. ...
05:59 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking return of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's body to his family. In tune with the state government, leader of opposition party - People's Democratic Party - Mufti Sayeed has also sent a letter to the Prime Minister saying the act could "retrieve trust" of the people. ...
08:23 PM, Feb 26, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Opposition party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that hanging of Afzal Guru has created a trust deficit in the Valley. She added that it was an "unfortunate" decision which the Congress-led government took to combat the Bharatiya Janata Party and not terrorism. ...
06:13 PM, Feb 10, 2013
A day after Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged, an uneasy calm prevails over Kashmir. Afzal Guru was a resident of Sopore. On Saturday, 30 people, including security personnel, were injured when protests erupted in the district following news of his hanging. There is a curfew in Kashmir and will be in place till February 11, the death anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Maqbool Bhatt....
07:32 AM, Feb 10, 2013
PDP leader Naeem Akhtar said that Omar Abdullah could not escape from the collective responsibility of Afzal Guru's execution. ...
02:36 PM, Feb 09, 2013
Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday expressed disappointment over the hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru and appealed to the people of Kashmir to exercise restraint. "PDP is disappointed at the hanging of Afzal Guru. We had urged that political sensitivities should be taken into considering while taking a decision on his clemency plea," PDP spokesman Nayeem Akhtar said. ...
01:38 PM, Feb 09, 2013
Main Opposition party leader Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday condemned the Omar Abdullah government for what she called "delayed response" to the fatwa against Kashmir's first girl band. ...
06:45 PM, Feb 05, 2013
