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| Five BJP MLAs write to Speaker: “Treat our resignations as withdrawn” | | Gadkari may ask Manhas to initiate dismissal of defaulters in Assembly | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Apr 21: Fearing dismissal under anti-defection law in the state Assembly, five of the seven BJP MLAs, accused of voting for the ruling coalition candidates in recent elections for Legislative
Council, have petitioned Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone to treat their resignations as “withdrawn”. Even as Prof Chaman Lal Gupta and Prof Garu Ram are still unfazed, political sources in New Delhi insist that the BJP President Nitin Gadkari was likely to ask Jammu & Kashmir head of his party to approach the Speaker for dismissal of all the seven MLAs.
Informed sources revealed to Early Times that five of the opposition BJP MLAs, namely Jagdish Raj Sapolia, Master Lal Chand, Baldev Raj Sharma, Durga Das and Bharat Bhushan, today approached Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone one after another with identical applications. The applicants have invariably requested the Speaker to treat theirresignations letters as “withdrawn”.
In the wake of allegations of cross-voting against seven BJP legislators, the party high command had last week obtained resignation letters from all the ... | |
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| BJP ‘action’ sparks off fresh war of words in political parties | | Ball now in Omar’s court, must prove clean in cross voting: PDP | | | A political stunt, says Bhim, PYC raises pitch against JKNPP
Early Times Report
Jammu, April 21: The political outcry and blame game in Cross Voting issue in the state which erupted during LC polls on April 13 has not died down yet. After BJP High Command announced its ‘action’ against the 7 MLAs guilty of cross voting act , a new war of words has begun among the political parties, apparently in a bid to settle political scores while taking dig at the opponents.
On expected lines, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today asked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to prove his innocence in what it termed as ‘ infamous Cash for Vote scam’ contending BJP has already initiated action against its leg... | |
| | | | BJP: Suspension no punishment, it’s a diversionary tactic | | Cross Voting | | |
STARK REALITY
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 21: That the BJP high command would neither dismiss from the party the 7 BJP MLAs who voted for the Congress and NC candidates during the April 13 Legislative Council elections nor send their resignation letters to the Speaker of the J&K Legislative Assembly was a foregone conclusion. There was also no doubt whatever that the central BJP leadership would buy time by taking recourse to diversionary tactics and technicalities to mislead and hoodwink the outraged public opinion and not take a stern action against those who violated the people’s mandate for the sake of easy money and other benefits fearing the party would suffer a humiliat... | |
| | | | After MLAs High Command’s axe may fall on BJP’s state leadership | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 21: After the suspension of seven MLAs from the Party for participating in cross voting in April 13 elections of Legislative Council, the BJP High Command is contemplating action against the Party leadership in the state whom it also thinks responsible for groupism in the Party.
According to Party sources in Union Capital the state leadership has also to face the disciplinary action for its failure in checking the growing groupism in the party and informing the High Command of the same in advance. The Party will not remain a mute spectator to the dismal performance of its state leadership against whom it too has sought action for its failure to maintain... | |
| | | | Litmus test for Congress and Raman | | Dogra Certificate Issue | | |
MINCING NO WORDS
NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 21: The State Cabinet met yesterday to discuss – apart from other issues – the issue of Dogra certificate, which has snowballed into a major controversy in the state and further sharpened the regional angularities, but nothing came out of the meeting. After the meeting, an impression was created that the Cabinet could not take any decision on the issue because the matter had become sub-judice. (One Kashmiri has obtained a stay as far as the implementation of the government order regarding the issuance of Dogra certificates is concerned. The court would take up the case on March 30.) But some reliable sources have told this scribe that... | |
| | | | Advocates endorse issuance of Dogra certificate | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , April 21
Dogra certificate has become nowadays take of the town and people seem to be not aware about the background regarding this certificate. People from all walks of life seem to have not full knowledge on this subject and moreover this certificate is not against the people of Kashmir valley and it not hurt the interest either.
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| | | | | Shah Mohd.Chaudary, Advocate, J&K High court, Jammu: | |  -
I am presently working as Advocate in High court and also am president, J&K Gujjars United front. I being a Jammuite don’t see any harm in issuance of Dogra certificate. This practice is continuing from Maharaja’s time and there is nothing new in it. This relaxation is extended upto Himachal Pradesh and other adjoining areas. I fully support and endorse this issue and unnecessary controversy is unwarranted.
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| | | | | Monika Kohli, Advocate, J&K High court, Jammu:- | | 
Being a Dogra, I fully support this issue and hope the controversy on the issue would soon die down. People across Jammu region are supporting this irrespective of religion and other bindings. One should not give ear to false rumours and the misgivings and inhibitions should be cleared.
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| | | | | Pooja Gupta, Advocate, J&K High court, Jammu:- | | 
Ever since the revenue minister has order the issuance of Dogra certificate which provides relaxation in terms of height and chest for central paramilitary forces. Why so much of hue and cry on this issue. Those who oppose doesn’t know the background on this issue.
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| | | | | Mandeep Kour, Advocate, J&K High court, Jammu:- | | 
Well, I don’t know much about know much about Dogra certificate and I came to know about this certificate from you only. So cannot comment on this issue. But if it is in the interest of Jammu youth, yeah I fully support it and hope all my colleagues will join me in supporting Dogra certificate
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| | | | JK turmoil increased regional, religious polarisation: Army | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
POONCH, April 21:
Stressing on the need for a fresh initiative to bring in peace and harmony in Jammu and Kashmir, a top Army Commander today said that turmoil has increased regional and religious polarisation in the state.
"The recent turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir has increased regional and religious polarisation in the state," General Officer Commanding (GOC), Ace of Space Division Major General Om Prakash said at a seminar on Peace here.
"Petty" politics have stirred the existing fault lines, feeding on the cultural, social and religious multiplicity of the people of the state and their "prismatic and fragmented political orientations", he said.
Prakash said t... | |
| | | | Dogra Certificate worries Omar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu April 21: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah seems perturbed over the Dogra certificate issue which, according to experts, has the potential to disturb peace in the state.
Reports said the Chief Minister during his meeting with the Union Home Minister raised the issue and requested P.Chidambaram to give relaxation to all the citizens of the state to ward off crisis.
The matter was discussed during the cabinet meeting in Jammu on Wednesday but no decision could be taken because some of the Congress ministers from the Jammu region opposed any plan to revoke the procedure of issuing Dogra certificates.
Meanwhile senior Army functionaries have ma... | |
| | | | Options with Mirwaiz Hurriyat | | Retain its `moderate’ tag or Abbas Ansari? | | | News Analysis
Early Times Report
Jammu, April 21: Even as Hurriyat (M) executive member, Moulana Abbas Ansari got appreciation from the Chief Minister for showing exemplary courage to interact with the interlocutors, the separatist amalgam has limited options to deal with the crisis arising out of Ansari’s meeting with Padgoanker led team. If Abbas is retained, the conglomerate may break. And if he is terminated, the amalgam may lose its `moderate’ tag.
The Hurriyat (M) was pushed to the wall when the Home Minister, P Chidambaram offered secret talks to the separatists. A senior leader, Fazal Haque Qureshi was shot at. The bullet crippled the veteran leader for life. Soon after, the mem... | |
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