The party’s general secretary has been tasked to conduct the election for Abdullah’s successor by 5 December. Until then, the party will be chaired by Abdullah.
While both NC and PDP can oppose the new J&K delimitation proposals and retain hold over their constituencies, for the Congress, it is a strange predicament.
At a day-long convention, NC alleged that J&K has been 'downgraded and downsized' by bifurcating it into two UTs disrupting the social fabric, integrity & culture of the erstwhile state.
Rana, a three-term MLA, was seen as the NC’s face in Jammu region. Despite the BJP’s sweep in the Jammu region in the 2014 assembly elections, he won from Nagrota.
The body of 67-year-old Wazir was found in a decomposed state. The NC leader was a Jammu resident and further investigation was on to ascertain the exact cause of his death.
Abdullah, who represents the Srinagar parliamentary constituency, regretted his party’s non-participation in the 2018 panchayat polls and the 2019 Block Development Council elections.
Among those invited are four former CMs -- Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar of the National Conference, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti.
In a statement Wednesday, National Conference spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said his party has been the strong votary of peace and camaraderie between the two countries all along.
Associate members of the Delimitation Commission from BJP said geographical considerations for Jammu should be taken into account, as NC members skip meet.
National Conference leader Hilal Lone was arrested Monday in a case related to a speech he delivered while campaigning in the DDC polls in Hajin, a senior police official said.
It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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