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| J&K headed for political boil | | Mufti rejects dialogue, threatens to withdraw support | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 25
Jammu and Kashmir seems to be headed for a major political chaos in the coming days as main coalition partner Peoples Democratic Party, spearheading protests in the Valley, today rejected an offer of the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to resolve the issue of transfer of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine through an all party meeting.
In a hard hitting statement, the PDP and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that it is too late to discuss the issue at political level. He said nothing short of cancellation of land transfer order will work to resolve the issue.
The PDP, it may be mentioned here, has already issued an ultimatum to the Chief Minister to withdraw support from the government if land allotment orders were taken back by June 30. PDP sources said that the decision on withdrawal of support will be taken on June 30 on the arrival of party president Mehbooba Mufti who was is away in Berlin.
Reacting to an appeal of the Chief Minister he made at a press conference in Srinagar, the PDP patron Mufti reiterated his demand for im... | |
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| Violence spirals, pilgrims attacked | | Two more dead, over 70 injured as protests spread across Valley | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 25
The communal violence in the Kashmir Valley further deepened today with the protesters mindlessly attacking the Amarnath pilgrims injuring around half a dozen of them and sending a wave of fear psychosis among the pilgrims.
In a rare string of reaction in Kashmir, the protests spread across the Kashmir Valley as the rural areas, which usually remain calm to such demonstration, too erupted in protests resorting to stone pelting on security forces and pilgrims particularly in Central and South Kashmir.
At least six pilgrims have been reportedly wounded in stone pelting by an irate mob as violence spread to other parts of the Kashmir Valley, forcing... | |
| | | | CM promises ‘everything’ to restore calm | | Calls all party meet, says no construction till issue resolved | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 25
In a delayed response to the violent situation which has already taken toll of three lives and injured more than 150 people during last three days, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today attempted to quell the situation promising that no construction shall be allowed on the controversial piece of land till the crisis was resolved through an all party meeting.
Making an elaborate account of land transfer controversy, the background of Amarnath Yatra and dispelling fears on the alleged ecological threat, the Chief Ministers said that whole controversy and the protests arising out of it were completely politically motivated. Without naming coalition ... | |
| | | | Vohra takes over Raj Bhawan | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 25
One of the most promising and trusted bureaucrats India ever produced, Narendra Nath Vohra was today sworn in as Governor of Jammu and Kashmir in a glittering ceremony at the Srinagar Raj Bhawan.
Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice KS Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to Vohra who had arrived in Srinagar this afternoon. The oath ceremony was attended among others by former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who party had taken cudgels with the outgoing Governor Lt Gen SK Sinha.
Earlier in the morning Gen Sinha flew out of Srinagar where he was seen off by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, the Ministers from Congress p... | |
| | | | Cong: Land transfer was okayed by Qazi; plans white paper on PDP’ role | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 25
Even as the PDP leadership is contemplating quitting the Government, the Congress plans to issue a white paper on the role the PDP ministers played in okaying the diversion of 800 Kanals of land to the Amarnath Shrine Board and later raising a hue and cry over the issue.
According to a Congress minister in state cabinet, “We are finalizing the white paper on the role of the PDP as far as its roar on diversion of land to the shrine board is concerned.
"Confirming the development, highly placed sources in the party said the Congress is contemplating to issue the white paper listing the role the PDP ministers.” He said that the issue pertaining to dive... | |
| | | | Amidst political unrest, BJP vows public inconvenience | | Traders, shopkeepers support issue but resent forcible shut down | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 25
Playing an equal party with the fundamentalists and vested interests hell bent to vitiate the atmosphere and make common people to suffer, the state unit of Bhartiya Janta Party today issued dictates in the town for a forcible shot down on Thursday.
Arrogant activists of BJP announced from the loudspeakers fitted atop autorikshaws asking people to close down their establishments on Thursday to oppose the move for cancellation of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board. At various places the BJP activists warned of action if the shops and other business establishments were not closed down on their call.
Such announcements were taken with a pinch of s... | |
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