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| No personal enmity, Taj's worst enemy is his own tongue | | ‘Karimo panny zew farmo’ | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Nov 8: Senior Congress leader and Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohiuddin has been in the middle of controversy for quite some time and every time when allegations, whatsoever, are leveled against him, he attributes the same to personal enmity.
Only the other day while submitting the revenue documents pertaining to the land in Shopian, Taj in his letter to the Chairman Legislative Council alleged that the allegations leveled by Panthers Party MLC, Rafiq Shah about grabbing forest land in Sedev area of Shopaian in South Kashmir were out of the personal enmity of Shah and PDP MLC Murtaza Khan with him.
From last one year or so, if one studies the statements of Taj on such occasions, it is interesting to note that Taj reacts to each and every allegation or accusations very sharply and in certain cases he immediately opts for legal recourse. But what is even more interesting is the fact that every allegation leveled against Taj was against a backdrop.
While going through his pre-allegation statements, it becomes evident that Taj'... | |
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| Vakil, Moola, Gharu among seven Congress leaders in fray | | MLC polls under Panchayat quota | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Nov 8: The state unit of Congress party is learnt to have prepared a panel of seven aspirants for the elections to four seats of MLCs in the Legislative Council from the quota of Panchayat members.
Even while the election process would be set into motion from tomorrow onwards with the issuance of formal notification, top Congress leadership here in Jammu and Kashmir has shortlisted seven Congress leaders including former Member Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Ministers including three from Kashmir valley and four from Jammu region.
If reliable sources in Congress party are to be believed, "three party leaders from Kashmir valley and four from Jammu Province are... | |
| | | | Was Sher-e-Kashmir really secular? | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Nov 8: People by and large believe Sher-e-Kashmir was truly secular. But an analysis of his statements and letters narrate a different story.
On July 13, 1953 Sher-e-Kashmir said: "The martyrs have prepared us for bigger sacrifices to achieve our freedom and our right of self-determination. If required, our youth would not desist from fighting a liberation war on the lines of Algerian people."
He further said: "I regret my mistake of coming in the way of merger with Pakistan. I had fears that they won't treat me well, but I was wrong. Now I feel back stabbed, I no longer trust Indian rulers, we have different ways now."
Sher-e-Kashmir remained in prison for q... | |
| | | | ‘We forged alliance with AICC not with PCC’ | | Another salvo from Mustafa Kamaal | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 8: Known for doing 'Kamaal' in politics, Dr. Mustafa Kamaal of NC has again delivered a small political missile. This time the senior NC leader has said the present alliance between the NC and the Congress in the State has nothing to do with the Pradesh Congress Committee.
"Our alliance is with the AICC and not with the PCC," Kamaal said in his latest salvo against the Congress party. In the same statement he has labeled the State Congress leaders as corrupt and power hungry. People have still not forgotten a statement made by Dr. Mustafa Kamaal just one year back when he criticized Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.
The development was followed by... | |
| | | | Centre disposes demand for AFSPA revocation | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Nov 8: Just three-day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that there has been positive movement on Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Defence Minister AK Antony said that such decisions can't be taken in haste manner.
"I agree with Omar Abdullah that violence level has come down but infiltration is not coming down and it has increased slightly and we have to be watchful round-the-clock. We cannot take a hasty decision. I cannot say in detail but discussions are going on," said Antony at New Delhi.
Antony is not only the Defence Minister but he is considered number two after Prime Minister because of his relations with the Gandhi, based on account of h... | |
| | | | BJP leadership under constant pressure to contest 4 MLC seats | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Nov 8: The BJP leadership is under constant pressure from party cadres to field its candidates for four MLC seats reserved for Panchayats in the state. The party leaders in a meeting here today has taken serious exception of state Party chief's style of functioning who is yet undecided whether to field the candidates for the four MLC seats or not.
The BJP cadres have warned the party leadership that failure to contest the elections for the four MLC seats would lead to serious consequences. These cadres have said the decision of the leadership to stay away from the elections will give an edge to National Conference and Congress and it will be a great setback to ... | |
| | | | Meaning of Imran's Gurgaon statement on Jammu and Kashmir | | Threatening another 26/11 | | | Neha
jammu, Nov 8: Pakistani cricketer-turned-radical politician and president of Tehreek-e-Insaf (TeI) party Imran Khan was in Gurgaon (Haryana) the other day to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting. Addressing the meeting, he virtually threatened India that it will witness another 26/11-like Mumbai attack if the so-called Kashmir issue "is not resolved". "Time is up for trying to solve Indo-Pak issues through 'militancy and militarily'…but unless Kashmir issue is resolved, there is 'always a possibility' of Mumbai-like attacks. If his party comes to power, he will not allow terrorism against India to originate from his country's soil. A solution to the Kashmir issue is '... | |
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