According to a list issued by Jammu divisional commissioner’s office, Farooq and Omar Abdullah are in possession of roughly one acre of govt land in Bahur village of Sunjwan region in Jammu.
In a letter to the J&K Election Commissioner, Abdullah said providing security to a select few and literally interning the rest is a gross interference in democracy.
In episode 607 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about J&K's Roshni Act, the law passed 19 yrs ago to regularise unauthorised land for a fee, and how it was misused.
PM Modi understood Kashmir’s disenchantment with mainstream politicians. But his expectation of a new crop of leaders replacing the old isn’t materialising.
Abdullah was visiting the ED office for the second time in 3 days. According to ED officials, he was asked about the procedures & decisions taken when he was the JKCA president.
NC spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said Abdullah being treated like this is proof that BJP is completely comfortable with being seen as a bully by the nation.
How Trump responds to the growing Russia-China alliance and their anti-American diatribes will require some strategising among the Indian foreign policy and national security mandarins.
Bangladesh is already reeling from low coal-fired power production & inability to import enough coal, gas. Now, Adani has cut supplies over unpaid dues. However, this could hurt Adani too.
Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
A snake alone can identify a snake’s foot – as said by Sita in Ramayana. The double dealings of these anti nationals were not so well-understood by Congress. But they were well understood by BJP which also plays divisive and communal politics.
Thanks for an excellent analysis. You have forgotten to mention that the people of J&K ought to owe their gratitude to the BJP for getting rid of this clique of politicians.
You also forgot to mention the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits – in independent India!!
Excellent and sober analysis. The author deserves applause. But like all other writers/columnists/commentators/political pundits, he has not mentioned one cardinal fact. A few million people in a small geographical area have been holding a nation of 130 crores to ransom for seven decades. In no other country such a situation would have been toleratd.
A snake alone can identify a snake’s foot – as said by Sita in Ramayana. The double dealings of these anti nationals were not so well-understood by Congress. But they were well understood by BJP which also plays divisive and communal politics.
Excellent analysis
Thanks for an excellent analysis. You have forgotten to mention that the people of J&K ought to owe their gratitude to the BJP for getting rid of this clique of politicians.
You also forgot to mention the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits – in independent India!!
Excellent and sober analysis. The author deserves applause. But like all other writers/columnists/commentators/political pundits, he has not mentioned one cardinal fact. A few million people in a small geographical area have been holding a nation of 130 crores to ransom for seven decades. In no other country such a situation would have been toleratd.