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Opposition leaders meet Farooq Abdullah-led all-party delegation in Delhi, support restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood

A former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah-led all-party delegation from Jammu and Kashmir, Thursday, held a meeting with Opposition leaders from various national parties who supported their demand for restoring the Union Territory’s statehood and holding of elections in the erstwhile state as soon as possible.

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A former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah-led all-party delegation from Jammu and Kashmir, Thursday, held a meeting with Opposition leaders from various national parties who supported their demand for restoring the Union Territory’s statehood and holding of elections in the erstwhile state as soon as possible.

Talking to newsmen, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar said the Opposition leaders unanimously agreed that Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood must be restored and election should be held in the former state without any further delay.

He said that the leaders will visit Srinagar in May later this year to “share the pain of the people of Jammu and Kashmir” and assure the people there of their support.

Sharad Pawar, along with several other senior leaders from national parties including the Congress, DMK, TMC, CPIM, RJD, SP, AAP, and others met with a delegation of all parties from Jammu and Kashmir led by former J&K CM and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah.

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Later, the delegation marched to the office of Election Commission of India to memorandum demanding assembly elections in the erstwhile state. Speaking after the meeting with the Election Commission, Abdullah said the poll panel gave assurances about taking the required steps for holding elections in the former state.

Abdullah said that regardless of alliances and policies, all parties in Jammu and Kashmir want elections and there is no reason in delaying the long overdue polls in the former state.

Jammu and Kashmir has not seen an elected government since 2014 and has been under New Delhi’s direct rule since the PM Modi-led BJP regime at the Centre junked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and abrogated Article 370 in August 2019.

The Centre also bifurcated the former state in two Union Territories— Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh—by introducing and passing the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on August 5, 2019. The Lok Sabha cleared the bill the next day.

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UPPSC aspirants protest: Akhilesh Yadav slams Yogi govt, says BJP has crossed all limits of arrogance  

Yadav claimed that the UP Police took away the crutches of the disabled student protesting at the site, adding that he said this shows how cruel and insensitive the BJP government is.

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government after Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission aspirants’ protest continued for the fourth consecutive day outside the commission’s office in Prayagraj, saying the BJP has crossed all the limits of arrogance.

Yadav claimed that the UP Police took away the crutches of the disabled student protesting at the site in Allahabad, adding that he said this shows how cruel and insensitive the BJP government is.

“Such a government has no right to continue. BJP has crossed all the limits of arrogance. The higher a government rises, the lower and faster it falls. Today disabled students say they don’t want BJP!” the SP chief said in Hindi on X.

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Every paisa looted by JMM-Congress leaders will be returned, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jharkhand

Amit Shah vowed that mineral based industries would be established in the state, and such an environment would be created that no one has to mitigate from the state for work.

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Each paisa looted by JMM-Congress leaders will be returned, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jharkhand

A day after the first phase of election was held in Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that BJP will form SIT to probe corruption by leaders of the JMM-led coalition and they will be put behind the bars. He added that every paisa looted by the leaders will be returned to the treasury. 

Amit Shah also vowed that mineral based industries would be established in the state, and such an environment would be created that no one has to mitigate from the state for work. Claiming that while Jharkhand powers the nation with coal, the people of the state have remained poor. He promised that if the BJP is voted to power, it will make Jharkhand the most prosperous state in the country. 

Taking a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Giridih election rally, Amit Shah said that Sonia Gandhi tried to launch her son 20 times, and her Rahul plane was going to crash on the 21st attempt in Jharkhand. He claimed that the JMM-led alliance has been shown the exit door in the first phase, adding that results are out, and that BJP is going to form a government. 

Alleging that the ruling JMM-led alliance has turned infiltrators into its vote banks, he echoed that BJP will wipe out Naxalism and infiltration in the state, and will also check illegal immigration, if voted to power.

In addition, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also accused the waqf board of grabbing farmlands. He said that in Karnataka , Waqf board have devouered assets of the entire village, 500 years old temples, and grabbed farmlands. Asking whether changes are required in waqf boards, he said that the BJP will pass a bill in Parliament for amendment to Waqf Board Act, even if Hemant Soren and Rahul Gandhi oppose it. 

The first phase of Jharkhand Assembly Election was held on November 13, and the second phase will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.

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Maharashtra election: Constitution for PM Modi is blank as he never read it, says Rahul Gandhi

Several BJP leaders in their campaign for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly election, have sought to link the red book displayed by Gandhi to urban Naxalism.

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Maharashtra election: Constitution for PM Modi is blank as he never read it, says Rahul Gandhi

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi felt the red book of the Constitution which the Congress leader carries was blank as he never read it.  He was addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar.

Rahul Gandhi stated that the Constitution contains the soul of India and the principles envisaged by national icons like Birsa Munda, Dr B R Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. He claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that the Constitution which he shows in public meetings is empty because the Prime Minister has never read it.

Mentioning that BJP often says that he shows the red coloured Constitution, Rahul Gandhi said that the colour doesn’t matter to them, but what is written inside it. He added that they are ready to sacrifice their lives to protect it. He echoed that Congress wants adivasis, Dalits and backward classes to get representation in decision-making.

Reportedly, several BJP leaders in their campaign for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly election, have sought to link the red book displayed by Gandhi to urban Naxalism. Referring to the same, the Leader of Opposition alleged that PM Modi and the BJP were insulting the national icons by making such comments. He also charged that the BJP and RSS insult tribals by referring to them as vanvasi instead of adivasi.

He stressed that Adivasis are the first owners of the country and have the first right on water, forest and land. However, the BJP wants adivasis to remain in the jungle without any rights, he claimed.

Emphasizing on the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s (MVA) manifesto, the Congress leader said women, farmers and youth will be protected with provisions like Rs 3,000 monthly assistance and free bus travel, farm loan waiver up to Rs 3 lakh and Rs 4,000 per month assistance for unemployed youth.

Additionally, he also stressed on the demand for a caste census, underlining that it will help to ascertain the number of adivasis, Dalits and backward classes in Maharashtra and how much is their share in resources. He claimed that at present out of the eight per cent tribal population, their share in decision-making is only one per cent.

The Maharashtra Assembly Elections will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.

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