Jammu and Kashmir
13 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Jammu and Kashmir”, published between June 2018 and September 2019. They are filed mainly under BJP, news, PDP. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Article 370 Move Poses Existential Question for Mainstream, Says Srinagar Mayor
Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu has described developments in the Kashmir Valley since August 5, when the Narendra Modi government decided to end Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, as “deeply disturbing and anguishing”. Mattu was given the status of a minister three weeks after that decision. Criticism of detentions Mattu, a spokesperson for the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC), criticised the Centre for placing mainstream political leaders in the Valley under house arrest. In an interview, he said the mainstream as a whole now faced a bigger question about itsRead More
Scrapping J&K Special Status Was Right, But Economy Needs Fixing, Says Subramanian Swamy
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy said on Sunday that withdrawing Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was the right decision, but that the economy “needs to be corrected” because it too matters for national security and nation-building. He made the remarks to the media at an event in Pune. Blame for the slowdown Swamy attributed the economic slowdown to what he called wrong policies adopted while Arun Jaitley was finance minister, some of which he said remain in place, including high taxes. He also faulted former Reserve Bank of IndiaRead More
Three special observers to advise Election Commission on J&K Assembly polls
Having announced Lok Sabha polls for Jammu and Kashmir, the poll body has appointed a three-member team of special central observers to help it decide on Assembly elections in the state. The three met the Commission at its headquarters on Tuesday to discuss the process ahead. The meeting The observers, Dr Noor Mohammad, Vinod Zutshi and AS Gill, met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra. Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena, who is in charge of the state, briefed them on poll preparations andRead More
CRPF to change convoy procedures in Kashmir after Pulwama attack, says DG
The Central Reserve Police Force will revise the standard operating procedures (SOPs) used to protect its convoys in Kashmir after the Pulwama attack, in which a suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden vehicle next to a CRPF bus and killed 40 personnel, Director General R Bhatnagar said on Sunday. He was speaking to PTI after a two-day tour of the Valley following the February 14 attack, the deadliest on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in three decades. What will change Bhatnagar said new features would be added to convoyRead More
Ram Madhav denies BJP opposes early assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday rejected reports that his party was opposed to holding an early assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir, calling the claims untrue. Going it alone According to sources, Madhav said the BJP would prefer to contest the election on its own and would field candidates across the state. He saw little chance of a pre-poll alliance with any party, but said the BJP would be open to partnering others after the vote to form a stable government. He predicted that the BJP would emergeRead More
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