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| PDP to stake claim for Govt formation, Mufti may take oath on Jan 4 | | Asks BJP to take Deputy CM's post, 8 ministerial berths | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Dec 29: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is all set to stake claim for the next government formation in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday when PDP president Mehbooba Mufti would meet the Governor N N Vohra here.
A source told Early Times that PDP has kept all the options open and has given 2-days to Bhartiya Janta Party to decide its future course of action. "The PDP and BJP have agreed on almost all the points accept the post of Chief Minister, which PDP wants for all the six years, while BJP is insisting on rotational Chief Minister and wants to have the top post for the first three years," the source added.
"BJP being adamant on having a rotational Chief Minister has forced the PDP to keep other alliance options open particularly with Congress and a few Independents, who have already announced their support to minus BJP government in the State," he said.
The PDP insiders said the party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is all set to take oath as next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on, 4 January 2015.... | |
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| CM's post only hiccup: BJP | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Dec 29: Member Legislative Assembly Kishtwar and National Youth Executive Member of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Sunil Sharma today said that all the modalities regarding government formation in Jammu and Kashmir have been completed but the only hiccup is Chief Minister's post.
Asked whether PDP's Mufti Mohammad Sayeed would be the next Chief Minister of BJP-PDP alliance or BJP Chief Minister would head the government, Sharma said, "All the modalities regarding government formation have been completed. There is only one hiccup i.e. Chief Minister's post. I am sure that BJP will be the part of the next government and hope that BJP would he... | |
| | | | PDP strikes rich in 'deal' with BJP, Karra all set to become Union Minister | | Haseeb Drabu tipped to be next Finance Minister of J&K | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Leaders of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) have almost finalized their alliance for the formation of next government in the state. The official announcement about the government formation is likely to take place soon.
Sources told Early Times that both PDP and BJP have decided to form the next government in the state given the fact that they emerged as the largest parties from Kashmir and Jammu divisions respectively in recently concluded Assembly elections. While PDP got 28 seats (25 in Kashmir and three in Jammu) the BJP got 25 seats with all coming from the Jammu region.
"Leaders of both PDP an... | |
| | | | Desperate Rana reaches out to Muftis through Cong | | PDP gives no response, leaves him guessing | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Fearing that new government led by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would expose his and Omar Abdullah's misdeeds, Devender Singh Rana, the close lieutenant of the outgoing Chief Minister, is leaving no stone unturned to reach out to PDP.
Sources told Early Times that Rana has got it conveyed to PDP that if it forms the next government in the state along with Congress it need not worry about the independent MLAs, as NC would provide tactical support to the government at the floor of the House and NC members would vote in its favour.
Though the Congress leaders are learnt to have conveyed this message to PDP, sources maintained that there has been no res... | |
| | | | Anti-Jammu forces up the ante | | 'Scientific rigging' | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 29: The possibility of some politicians from Jammu province leading the state has unnerved Kashmiri separatists, Kashmiri politicians, Kashmiri commentators and opinion-makers and members of Kashmiri civil society. They have all joined hands to see to it that no politician from Jammu becomes Chief Minister of the state. They have advanced several arguments to build up their case and warned all the concerned that any move to install a Jammu politician as the Chief Minister would be resisted in Kashmir. Kashmiris will not accept anyone from Jammu as Chief Minister of the state, they in one voice have started saying.
The likes of Gilani have even wen... | |
| | | | Ram Madhav holds meeting with BJP MLAs, some legislators raise demand of 'Hindu CM' | | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29: Political hues have always some underlying essence that seldom surfaces on the fore. And when such colors brighten, there is all likelihood of producing some halo effects.
Same is the situation that has taken the control of government formation in Jammu and Kashmir while the fractured mandate holds the political hue here and the various permutations and combinations daily throwing up giving enough space to speculate.
However, while the key to government formation is held by two major outfits in BJP and PDP, with a general opinion favoring both tying the nuptial knot for government celebrations, a high-profile meet held today at 17 Miles b... | |
| | | | Defeated BJP candidates make beeline in Delhi | | Seek personal favours, top brass miffed | | | Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 29: Soon after facing a humiliating defeat in the recent Assembly polls across Kashmir, BJP candidates are making beeline in New Delhi to seek personal favours from the party high command much to the displeasure of the top leaders.
Sources told Early Times that many BJP candidates, who contested the recent Assembly polls unsuccessfully from different areas of Kashmir, are camping in New Delhi to get some benefit for fighting the recent polls on the party ticket. "Defeated candidates not even waiting for the next government to take over the reins of the state has annoyed the party top brass," said a source.
He said that some of the candidat... | |
| | | | Abdullah dynasty becomes irrelevant in Kashmir | | Ignominious defeat | | | Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 29: The election results in Jammu and Kashmir on December 23 have established that the Abdullah dynasty, which dominated the state's political scene for decades, has become almost irrelevant even in the Kashmir's fractured political arena. It is not an exaggeration; it's a statement of fact and can be easily verified.
How did the electorates in Sonawar, Beerwah and Gulmarg treat NC working president and the then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his outspoken and essentially anti-India uncle and the Sheikh Abdullah's son Mustafa Kamaal? An answer to this question would prove the point that the Abdullah dynasty has lost all its sheen and appeal and be... | |
| | | | ETT scam: HC warns BOSE authorities over non-cooperation with investigation | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 29: The J&K High Court today asked State Board of School Education to cooperate with Crime Branch investigation into the scam involving Elementary Teachers Training Course in the state.
"We direct the Secretary BOSE to provide all necessary assistance as required by law to the investigating agency," said a Division Bench of the court comprising Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey while hearing a Public Interest Litigation.
"It is made clear that in case the BOSE-Authorities will not effectively co-operate with the Investigating Agency, it would be deemed that there is dereliction of duty on the part of the BOSE-Authorities and... | |
| | | | LPG, Power go missing; Kargil up in arms against J&K Govt | | Intense cold wave | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 29: With mercury plummeting further in Ladakh region, Kargil is up in arms against LPG distributors and Power Development Department (PDD) of Jammu and Kashmir.
The agitated people of Kargil district blocked the Kargil-Sankoo Road near Baroo where all the district offices are located. They raised slogans against the administration and LPG distribution for allegedly being unable to put a lid on the black-marketing and other wrongs being committed by the distri... | |
| | | | BJP manages to tighten grip on JK | | | |
Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 29: Despite drawing blank from Kashmir and Ladakh regions, the BJP after coming second in the recently announced Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, has still managed to tighten its grip on the Jammu and Kashmir's political arena by registering more vote share than the PDP, that emerged as the single largest party in the state.
According to figures available with state election department BJP have managed to register 1107194 votes which means 23 per cent vote share against the party emerged second largest in the state. As per the figures, PDP that emerged single largest party have gained 1092203 votes at 22.5 percent.
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| | | | PDD charging customers at exorbitant rates | | Lineman prepares bill without noting original readings, JE assures probe | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 29 : Power Development Department (PDD) in Jammu region is fleecing customers by sending inflated PDD bills to its customers with deliberate intentions by mentioning the maximum readings ignoring the original readings when bills are being prepared.
A similar case appeared from Tallab Tillo where a customer namely Sanjay Kumar, son of Sansar Chand, resident of Priyadarshni Nagar, House number 128 and lane number 3 was charged more than the exact readings.
The local lineman in the area noted the current reading of Sanjay Kumar with customer ID number 0103010016381 as 8,470 against the exact reading which Sanjay Kumar claimed to be 5,468.
Kum... | |
| | | | Karbalai opposes PDP-BJP alliance | | Says Mufti has to act wisely | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 29 : Ladakh unit of Congress led by Karbali has said that PDP-BJO alliance would prove disastrous for the PDP.
Talking to early times, Chief Executive Councilor of Ladakh autonomous Hill Development council (LAHDC) of Kargil District and candidate of Congress, Haji Asgar Ali Karabalai said that 'given the fractured verdict, the PDP leadership has to act wisely.
"At Present we don't have anybody who can be compared with Mufti Muhammad Syed but his silence raises many questions. I suggest he should take a bold decision at this moment and stop thinking too much," he said.
He said that PDP has more than one options to form government in Jammu and Kash... | |
| | | | Major stake holders resorted to horse-trading unsuccessfully | | | | ET Report
Srinagar, Dec 29 : As the contours of government formation in Jammu and Kashmir appear hazy with BJP and PDP trying hard to hammer out a workable arrangement, the startling revelations about the major political parties indulging in horse trading have come to the fore.
While on one hand speculation continued over PDP, with 28 members in the 87-member Assembly, either tying up with BJP having 25 members, there are reports that the major stakeholders, PDP, BJP, Congress and National Conference- all trying to purchase the members in such numbers that the disqualification on grounds of defection may not apply on them.
It was learnt from the reliable sources that all the four major... | |
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