x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Women-led development will help us to overcome challenges like terrorism: LG Sinha | Army Goodwill Schools symbols of hope, opportunity for many: LG Sinha | Police seize over Rs 7 crore in terror assets in 24-hour crackdown | Air India plane crash: Fuel to both engines cut off within a second, says AAIB report | Amid row over July 13 holiday, Speaker terms Mehbooba’s statement misleading | Fresh batch of 6,639 pilgrims sets out for holy cave shrine | PM Modi highlights Govt’s focus on generating employment | ACB arrests Patwari for accepting bribe | Alleged extortionist held | Pilgrim from Ludhiana goes missing | School timings revised in Kashmir | Guru Daksh Prajapati: Symbol of discipline and rituals of creation | Listen Up! The Power of Effective Listening | Inspiring Indian Environmentalists Shaping a Greener Future | IGP Jammu chairs key crime review meeting in Jammu district | Dy CM inspects SDH Akhnoor, emphasises quality healthcare services | Amit inspires VLEs during Mizoram CSC Diwas celebrations | Vande Bharat and Chenab Bridge Take Spotlight at World Expo 2025 in Osaka | CRS inspection successfully concludes for Araria - Galgalia BG line | Army rescues Pangolin near LoC in Jammu | Food Safety Department intensifies efforts to ensure safe and quality food for pilgrims during Amarnath Yatra | PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijali Yojna a big relief for the poor and middle class: Balbir | Juvenile caught with 10 rolls of banned Nylon thread by Pacca Danga Police | Dogri Play "Chanchlo" - mesmerize audience at Abhinav Theatre | ABRSM celebrates Guru Bandhna programme in Jammu | Congress always struggled for the rights of Kissans | Several DPAP, APNI party leaders joined Congress party | Power shut down in several areas | VC University of Kashmir inaugurates SOCACON-2025 at GMC Srinagar | DLSA Jammu conducts inspection of Central Jail Kot Bhalwal | Joint mock drill on flood preparedness conducted by NHPC Salal, District Administration Reasi | Director Sericulture visits cocoon auction market at Udhampur | Prosperity is not possible without the well-being of farmers: CM Yogi | DC Doda chairs meeting to discuss arrangements for Independence Day 2025 celebration | DC Kishtwar reviews progress of IEC campaign against drugs | Successful organization of Prime Minister's Rozgar Mela in Bhopal | Notification for Haj 1447 (Hijri)/2026 (CE) issued | Promoting Scientific Innovation: Lecture on Green Bio-Manufacturing of D-Allulose held | DC Samba releases pocket-sized statistical handbook 'District at a Glance' | Cluster University of Jammu to organize new placement drive | 6 dead, 8 injured in building collapse in Delhi; rescue operation underway | 3 drug peddlers arrested, 10.55 gram heroin like substance recovered | Madr-e-Meharban taught us to support helpless and needy: Babu Rampaul | Delhi High Court quashes Bogus Hockey J&K Elections held on 31st May 2025 | Notorious drug peddler behind cars, contraband Heroin recovered | DHSJ convenes comprehensive District-Level Review Meeting of Health Programmes | Appointment letters were given to 237 candidates in Jammu Division under Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Mela | Malala Day was celebrated by Innerwheel club, Jammu Sampark | Foreign National apprehended by Katra police | MoU signed between GDC Majalta, GDC Neeli Nallah for Academic Collaboration | MCM holds 10-day certificate course in English literature | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of medical Excellence hosts Jammu Obstetrics, Gynaecological Society | LPU prepares future Forensic experts through industry-aligned , skill-driven programs | Rescue of Pangolin by troops of Gigrial Battalion along the International Border | Tourism becomes cornerstone of new Uttar Pradesh’s growth in new India | 2nd meeting of the Board of Governors Sardar Beant Singh State University, Gurdaspur held | Civil society demands transparency, cardiac emergency, audit of medical referral practices: Balvinder | Nukkad Natak organised to promote cleanliness, safety awareness | Indian Army pays Tribute to Kargil Vijay martyrs | Netball Association of JK announces trails | CS reviews implementation of welfare schemes for marginalized sections across J&K | Rana asks for upgrades in Gujjar-Bakerwal Hostels; reviews facilities in hostels | Reasi police detain 3 drug addicts under preventive action | Reasi police swiftly recovers lost valuable of tourists visiting Katra | Rattan Lal slams Suvendu Adhikari’s Divisive Statement on Kashmir | Dalai Lama arrives in Ladakh for month-long stay after two years | Celebrity stunt biker with 35 pending challans booked | Indian legal system is badly in need of fixing, says CJI Gavai | Back Issues  
 
news details
If I’m a tourist what forces you to beg for support: Omar asks Sajad
Says PDP benefiting BJP in J&K
4/21/2024 10:41:07 PM

Early Times Report

Srinagar, Apr 21: A day after J&K Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone sought support of Altaf Bukhari led Apni Party in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in north Kashmir’s Baramulla segment, the former chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Sunday hit out at the former, saying “Till yesterday I was a tourist, but today they are seeking support of others to defeat me”.
“Till yesterday I was being dubbed as a tourist, but today they beg before Apni Party, seeking help to defeat me in North Kashmir. If they have courage to fight and if I’m not in a position to win elections there, then why they beg for support from Altaf Bukhari. This vindicates that land has started slipping under their feet,” Omar Abdullah told reporters in Anantnag.
He said, “It has BJP’s strategy to put A, B and C teams in the field. BJP is doing frequent meetings in Srinagar. Recently Tarun Chugh visited here and held closed door meetings in which PC Chairman Sajad Gani Lone was a part. The Union Home Minister is targeting INDIA bloc and NC only. He didn’t speak a single word against these A, B and C teams”.
The former chief minister said that BJP and its proxies are trying to defeat us and are trying to change election results, but we are hopeful that people will cast their votes in favor of INDIA bloc and NC candidates and make our contest on all three seats in Kashmir valley a grand success.
On seat sharing tussle with PDP, the NC leader said “We are in the INDIA bloc not because of greed for seats, and PAGD was not formed for the same reason. Seats are being divided through a set formula agreed upon by every constituent. But unfortunately it couldn’t materialize at regional level”.
‘PDP benefiti
“If they have courage to fight and if I’m not in a position to win elections there, then why they beg for support from Altaf Bukhari. This vindicates that land has started slipping under their feet,”
g BJP in J&K’
Meanwhile, Omar accused Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP of benefiting the BJP by contesting elections against the INDIA bloc in Jammu and Kashmir.
Despite being regional rivals, the PDP and the NC had joined the opposition alliance but failed to arrive at a seat sharing agreement.
“It is they (PDP) who were selfish. They had tied up with the INDIA bloc with the only aim of getting this (Anantnag-Rajouri) seat.
“The INDIA alliance is fighting the BJP, and the INDIA alliance is here on this stage. Those who are not on this stage are trying to benefit the BJP. This is a fact,” Abdullah said at an election rally at Bijbehara in Anantnag district, the native place of Mehbooba Mufti.
He said the objective of forming the alliance was to counter the communal forces “especially the BJP”.
“In Jammu and Kashmir also, we joined the INDIA bloc with the same aim. The aim was not to look for seats or our own benefits. We were looking at the interests of Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country.
“Unfortunately, especially in this Lok Sabha constituency, our contest is with another member of the INDIA bloc. Now we are being accused of being selfish. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti says this in her speech every day that NC is acting selfishly. For a minute, let’s assume that we are selfish. Is Congress also selfish? Look at the signs.
“If there is an NC sign, there is the Congress’ as well. We have both NC and Congress leaders campaigning together. M Y Tarigami has also extended support to Mian Altaf Ahmad (NC candidate). Is Tarigami also selfish?” he asked.
Abdullah said if the National Conference was selfish, it would have put up a candidate in Kargil where it has the majority in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC).
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU