Cong must act as ‘elder brother’ for opposition parties: Mehbooba

Cong must act as ‘elder brother’ for opposition parties: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday asked Congress to act like an “elder brother” and create space for opposition parties in their fight for democracy. “Congress will have to behave like an elder brother. It should not choke space, it should create space for other opposition parties, which have been its alliance partners in […]

Congress leader Salman Khurshid Differs

Congress leader Salman Khurshid Differs

Srinagar: Amid unity efforts in the opposition ranks, Congress leader Salman Khurshid Wednesday said the party does not want to play the role of a “big brother” to any party and called for a collective fight against the “big challenge.” Addressing a press conference at Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) head office here, […]

Will keep fighting for democracy even if disqualified permanently from Parliament or jailed: Rahul Gandhi

Will keep fighting for democracy even if disqualified permanently from Parliament or jailed: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: A combative Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that even if he is disqualified from Parliament for life or jailed, he would keep defending the democratic nature of the country, and claimed that a “panic-stricken” government has handed the Opposition a “weapon” with the move to disqualify him. At his first press conference after […]

Vindictive politics, say opposition parties after Rahul’s disqualification

Vindictive politics, say opposition parties after Rahul’s disqualification

New Delhi: Several opposition leaders hit out at the BJP following the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP on Friday, alleging the ruling party was involved in vindictive politics, and said it was a new low for democracy. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee said opposition leaders have become the “prime […]

Govt must answer who will resign for lapse: Cong

Govt must answer who will resign for lapse: Cong

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed concern over the case of a conman posing as a PMO official and getting requisite perks, saying if the government is serious about the country’s security then it must make it clear who will resign for the lapse. Kiran Bhai Patel from Gujarat has been arrested by police […]

EC Under Obligation To Hold Assembly Polls In J&K: Opposition Parties

EC Under Obligation To Hold Assembly Polls In J&K: Opposition Parties

Abdullah-Led Delegation Meets CEC, Submits Memorandum For Early Elections New Delhi: A delegation of Opposition leaders from Jammu and Kashmir led by veteran politician and Lok Sabha member Farooq Abdullah met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Thursday and pressed for holding early assembly polls in the Union Territory for reviving the democratic process […]

‘We’ve transitioned from being democracy to autocracy’: Joint Opposition’s letter to PM Modi against Sisodia’s arrest

‘We’ve transitioned from being democracy to autocracy’: Joint Opposition’s letter to PM Modi against Sisodia’s arrest

New Delhi: In an attempt to echo the Opposition’s voice in unison, nine leaders of eight political parties on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the arrest of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, and alleged that the “misuse” of the central agencies suggests that the country […]

Cong stages protest against property tax

Cong stages protest against property tax

Jammu: Scores of Congress workers on Thursday protested here against the imposition of property tax in Jammu and Kashmir, with senior party leader Vikar Rasool Wani accusing the Union Territory administration of being “anti-poor”. The workers led by Wani, who is the Congress’ J&K unit president, assembled outside the party’s headquarters at Shaheedi Chowk and […]

Karan Singh for assembly polls in J&K

Karan Singh for assembly polls in J&K

Jammu: Claiming that there is lack of communication between the public and the bureaucracy in Jammu and Kashmir, veteran Congress leader Karan Singh on Tuesday advocated free and fair assembly elections to address the “missing link” by installing a popular government. Singh, son of the last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, also demanded restoration of […]

Absence of democratic system hardship to J&K people: Rahul

Absence of democratic system hardship to J&K people: Rahul

Gulmarg: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Centre of snatching the democratic rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and said the anti-encroachment drive was aimed at diverting attention from “real” issues. Gandhi was speaking at a meeting of party leaders from Jammu and Kashmir here, 52 km from Srinagar, a Congress […]