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| Azad's offensive against Kamaal: | | Apology is meaningless, dares Farooq, Omar to take action against him; 'Defaming forces for votes is shameless politics' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 17: In what can be seen as his political offensive against ruling National Conference leadership for the first time in last over four years, Union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today came out with full blown and sharpshooting attack challenging the high command to come clear on what Dr Mustafa Kamaal stated the other day while terming India as their enemy. Azad struck the blow contending it was for the leadership to make clear if they agreed with what Kamaal uttered or else take action against him.
" Kamaal has taken a u -turn and is in complete denial mode now…he has even apologized …..but that is not enough…….it is rather meaningless ", Azad s... | |
| | | | Azad's big 'no' to Kamal's clarification | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU/KATHUA, Nov 17: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today refused to accept backtracking of Additional General Secretary of National Conference (NC) Dr. Mustafa Kamaal from the "India Enemy" statement.
Azad who was here in connection with two different functions demanded stern action against Kamaal for terming India as an "enemy" country. He rejected clarification given by Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah and his brother Kamaal on the issue. Abdullah termed the utterances of Kamaal as "irresponsible".
He said "Kuch log Siyasi Khudgarzi kye liye, apnee siyasi garz kye liye, security forces ko Badnam karney kee jo koshish kartey hain... | |
| | | | Now, Soz rules out security to Panchayat members | | Says honour, empowerment their best security | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 17: Pradesh Congress President, Professor Saif-ud-Din Soz said there is no need to provide security to Panches and Sarpanches as they do not faced any threat to their life.
Soz said at a press conference here today, "They don't need security. They need to be given honor and powers. That is their security". He also said he was committed to empowerment of Panchayats in the state. "I want them to be strengthened by giving them respect apart from a suitable honorarium", he said.
He said the Panchayat members are very strong people in heart and mind. "Security doesn't mean to field four policemen in every house".
The Congress President said that Panches a... | |
| | | | BJP wants FIR against Kamaal | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Nov 17:- The local unite of BJP today approached the police to register an FIR against National Conference additional general secretary, Dr Mustafa Kamaal for his anti-India speech last week.
A delegation of BJP comprising over two dozen activists led by district president Capt Hukum Chand after seeking legal advice from the lawyers approached the concerned police station and urged the SHO to register an FIR against Kamaal, MLA Kishtwar Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo and former MLA Inderwal Qazi Jalal-ud-Din.
The delegation even offered to provide evidence of Kamaal's speech that triggered a major controversy across the State. The delegation later approached the concer... | |
| | | | APMCC announces second phase of agitation | | Accusing Govt of betrayal on Temples Bill | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 17: Accusing the State Government of its total failure in solving the long pending and vital issues of the Kashmiri Pandits leading an exiled life for over last 22 years in Jammu and other parts of the country All Parties Migrants Co-ordination Committee (APMCC) today warned to start the second phase of agitation.
The APMCC leaders led by its president Vinod Pandit which had been on 10 day long fast unto death in October 2011 demanding the constitution of Prabandhak Board on the pattern of Gurudwara Parbandhak Board and Wakaf Board for protection of Hindu religious places and shrines in Kashmir Valley most of which have either been vandalized or raised to g... | |
| | | | Has Azad fallen from grace? | | Elevation of Rahul | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 17: Has Union Health Minister and former J&K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad fallen from grace? Or, is he no longer in the good books of AICC president Sonia Gandhi and her son and all-in-all in the Congress party Rahul Gandhi? From the crucial decisions the Congress high command took on November 15 taking into consideration the impending general elections in the country, it appears that Azad no more enjoys the confidence of Sonia Gandhi he hitherto used to.
On Thursday last, the Congress high command took four decisions. One, Congress president Sonia Gandhi appointed Rahul Gandhi as chairman of the Congress Coordination Committee charged with the responsib... | |
| | | | Is there something called the Government? | | '50 out of 60 transformers stolen in South Kashmir' | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Nov 17: With the early onset of winter and the LPG cap taking its toll, entire Jammu and Kashmir is up for a massive crisis in the days to come while the political and permanent bureaucracy are on cozier retreat. In absence of the Government the people in Kashmir are facing what their brethren had to face during scorching summers without the Government in Jammu and there were and is no body to care for them. So is there something called the government? The answer is big No. State's Power Development Department (PDD) could justify the non availability of electricity for weeks rather months together in numerous areas by citing reasons like the popular one that... | |
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