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J&K Congress claims Centre, state govt creating 'uncertainty' over local body elections, says decision on boycott pending
•The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) will send a team to New Delhi to brief the party leadership on the issue, Congress state unit president GA Mir said at a press conference here. He said the team of senior state leaders will also hold deliberations on whether to participate in the polls.
Congress expresses doubts about Jammu and Kashmir panchayat, local body polls being held in current situation
•Jammu and Kashmir Congress president GA Mir on Saturday expressed doubt over the holding of panchayat and local bodies elections in the state.
Jammu & Kashmir Congress criticises National Conference for decision to boycott local polls, questions link to Article 35A
•The Jammu and Kashmir Congress also urged the governor to reconsider holding the polls in this "grim situation" in the Valley.
Kathua rape case: Chargesheet filed by Jammu and Kashmir Police reveals details of horrific crime
Fp Staff •Horrific details have emerged in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua district in a chargesheet filed by the state police.
Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief questions BJP's silence over Tassaduq Mufti's induction into state cabinet
•JKPCC president GA Mir on Thursday questioned BJP's silence over the induction of Tassaduq Mufti, younger brother of chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, in the state Cabinet,
Manmohan Singh-headed Congress panel to visit Jammu and Kashmir next month for discussion on range of issues
•Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who heads the Congress's policy planning group on Kashmir, will lead a team of party leaders to Jammu and Kashmir next month for discussion on current situation in the state with party workers and "like-minded" groups.
PDP-BJP govt creating controversies in Jammu and Kashmir for political gains, says Congress' GA Mir
•The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Tuesday accused the PDP-BJP government of creating controversies to serve its vested interests and divert the people's attention from its alleged misrule
Postponing Kashmir's Anantnag bypoll is a good idea, going ahead would have risked a bloodbath
David Devadas •The decision to postpone the by-election for the Anantnag seat is welcome. After the violence that accompanied the by-election for the Srinagar seat on Sunday, going ahead with Wednesday’s slated bypoll would have been bull-headed foolishness. Elections are meant to include people in the processes of governance, not for piling up bodies.
Anantnag bypoll: Voting deferred to 25 May as Kashmir Valley remains turbulent after Srinagar by-election
Fppolitics •The Election Commission of India deferred the bypoll to Anantnag Parliamentary constituency to 25 May stating that situation is "not conducive to the holding of free and fair pole in the constituency on 12 April, as scheduled".
Jammu and Kashmir bypolls: Congress cancels rallies in Pampore and Pulwama, fears safety of candidates
Ishfaqnaseem •The political campaigning ahead of the by-election in Srinagar and Anantnag Parliamentary constituencies has taken a hit with the Indian National Congress (INC) cancelling its rallies in South Kashmir on Monday after reports emerged of militants attending the funeral of a Hizbul Mujahideen member in Pulwama. The by-election for the two Parliamentary seats is set to take place on April 9 and 12 respectively.