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BJP’s AFSPA Talk to Fade After faces people’s anger in all LS seats in JK: Omar

National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Thursday while addressing a people’s convention in north Kashmir said that the BJP would cease discussing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) following its defeat in all five Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir. The former chief minister made these remarks a day after Union Home Minister…

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Has Omar Abdullah admitted defeat before the conduct of Lok Sabha polls, asks Tarun Chugh

BJP National General Secretary and party In-Charge of J&K Tarun Chugh Sunday questioned NC Vice-President Omar Abdullah that why he admitted defeat before the conduct of Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Chugh questioned why Omar Abdullah has sensed his defeat when Lok Sabha elections are yet to take place. He said the NC…

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Is It ‘Appropriate’ For Army To Get Involved In ‘Divisive Issue’ , Asks Omar Abdullah

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned the Indian Army getting involved in a “divisive” issue like the Uniform Civil Code in a “sensitive” place like Kashmir. The Army is scheduled to organise a legal awareness seminar on the subject “Navigating legal frontiers: Understanding Indian Penal Code 2023 and the quest for…

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Omar Abdullah : “Proud that I’m opposing BJP”

Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on “parivarvaad”, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has no problem with ‘parivarvaad’ parties but they have problems with parties that oppose it. “The BJP has no problem with ‘parivarvaad’ parties. They have entered into an alliance with Chirag Paswan…

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Omar Abdullah claims, New Delhi using its full might to defeat NC in Lok Sabha polls

Former chief minister J&K Omar Abdullah Wednesday asserted that New Delhi is using its full might to defeat National Conference in upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He however said that party is fully geared up for elections and is hopeful that people will extend their wholehearted support in elections. “In times of Sher-e-Kashmir (Late Sheikh Mohammad…

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Omar Abdullah Questions Govt Over Non-Conduct Of J&K Assembly Polls Together With LS Elections

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked if the Centre cannot hold assembly and Lok Sabha elections together in Jammu and Kashmir, how can it conduct simultaneous polls across the country. Abdullah was reacting to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar’s remark that the officers of the Union Territory administration had expressed…

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Omar accused J&K administration of “sabotaging” conduct of assembly polls in UT

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of “sabotaging” the conduct of assembly polls in the union territory, saying the current dispensation wants to continue to rule like uncrowned kings. “We wanted simultaneous elections along with Lok Sabha elections. But, it did not happen. The current government of…

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Omar Abdullah Rejects Alliance with PDP for upcoming Lok Sabha Polls

Omar Abdullah criticized the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for targeting his party, the National Conference (NC), and ruled out forming an alliance with them for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a press conference, he stated that the PDP had no credibility left after bringing the BJP to power in the state and betraying the…

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Gates of my residence were locked by the police: Omar Abdullah claimed

The National Conference leader and former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah claimed that the gates of his residence were locked by the police, and he was escorted to his office like a “criminal” to stop him from visiting the Sunderbani area of Rajouri district. These actions, according to Abdullah, were carried out under the pretext…

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Controversy over filming ‘Maharani’ in Jammu’s legislative assembly

The filming of the Hindi-language drama series “Maharani” in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu has drawn criticism from former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah. In a tweet earlier today, Abdullah expressed disappointment, criticising the decision to allow actors to use the assembly as a backdrop for a television series. In his tweet,…