Monday, September 16th, 2019
Owaisi questions Centre’s normalcy claim over Farooq Abdullah’s detention
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday criticised the Centre for insisting that conditions in Jammu and Kashmir were normal, as it defended restrictions in the state before the Supreme Court. He pointed to the detention of former chief minister Farooq Abdullah as evidence to the contrary. Owaisi’s objections Abdullah had been held at home since the Centre removed the state’s special status, and charges had been brought against him under the Public Safety Act. Owaisi asked: “When a former chief minister is under arrest, what normalcy areRead More
Palnadu violence: YSRCP-TDP feud revives memories of a 12th-century war
Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu area, in Guntur district, was under restrictions in mid-September 2019 as the ruling YSR Congress Party and the opposition Telugu Desam Party accused each other of attacks on their workers. On Monday, authorities stopped state BJP president Kanna Lakshminarayana from heading to the region for a sit-in over alleged police harassment of his party’s workers. The current confrontation The TDP has alleged that several of its supporters have been killed and hundreds attacked by YSRCP members, largely in Palnadu, since the May election results brought Jagan MohanRead More
Yogi Adityanath Says UP Could Roll Out NRC in Phases, After Khattar’s Haryana Pledge
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has described the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as an “important and brave” decision and said the state could introduce it in stages if needed. What Adityanath said In an interview, Adityanath said Assam had been the first phase and that its experience could serve as an example for Uttar Pradesh to carry out the exercise step by step. He said the move was vital for national security and would stop illegal immigrants from taking away the rights of the poor. Haryana and otherRead More