28 former militants and separatists, including 10 candidates backed by Jamaat-e-Islami and others by Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), bit the dust as J&K chose to vote for mainstream parties.
Hafiz Mohammad Sikandar Malik, from Bandipora’s Gundpora area, contested elections as an Independent, backed by banned organisation Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Kashmir.
Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik, former district president of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir, is contesting from Bandipora as an Independent. Held in 2019, he faces UAPA charges.
The banned organisation has entered electoral scene by supporting 10 Independents, who are drawing large crowds at rallies. Govt officials say this is a tactic to have the ban lifted.
Jamaat-e-Islami should change its name and form a new political party that includes its younger leaders from the recent revolution that ousted Sheikh Hasina from power.
The 17-member advisory council, led by Nobel laureate Mohammed Yunus, consists of civil society members, ex-bureaucrats & key leaders of the student movement that led to Hasina’s ouster.
Revanth Reddy’s bulldozing of lake ‘encroachments’ with new agency HYDRAA have left some serious questions unanswered, especially regarding the selective nature of the work undertaken.
Unsecured loans have been a concern for RBI for a while now. Last year, it took steps to make it more expensive for banks, NBFCs to give them out in bid to deter such borrowing.
Corps commanders signed an agreement on 21 October to pull back troops from eastern Ladakh’s two face-off points, following efforts on diplomatic front to ease tensions along LAC.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
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