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PAGD holds meeting in Jammu; current situation in J&K, delimitation recommendation on agenda
•This is the second meeting of the PAGD in Jammu since its formation in 2019. The amalgam held a meeting in November last year as well.
Delimitation Commission proposes 6 additional seats for Jammu region, 1 for Kashmir; won't be signatory, vows NC
Fp Staff •The PDP, JK Apni Party and the People's Conference (PC), which is regarded as being friendly towards the BJP, also protested strongly against the commission's draft recommendations which will alter the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir.
NC suffers major jolt in Jammu as prominent leaders Devender Rana, Surjit Singh Slathia resign
•"Dr Farooq Abdullah has received & accepted the resignations of Mr Salathia & Mr Rana. No further action or comment is deemed necessary," a National Conference spokesman tweeted
Gupkar Alliance members including Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti set to meet Narendra Modi: All you need to know
Fp Staff •This is the first such meeting that will be held since Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was scrapped and it was divided into two Union Territories
P Chidambaram demands restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir ahead of all-party meeting
•Chidambaram added that the 'dismembering' of Jammu and Kashmir into two UTs has been challenged in the Supreme Court, and that the cases are pending for almost two years
Farooq Abdullah hospitalised in Srinagar as precautionary measure days after testing COVID-19 positive
•NC leader Omar Abdullah said Farooq has been admitted to a hospital based on the advice of doctors, and 'to enable them to better monitor him'
NC, PDP owe apology to J&K voters for 'frequently changing political goalposts', says Apni Party's Altaf Bukhari
•Addressing a campaign meeting for the DDC polls, he added that these parties are trying to "hoodwink the people by comparing the DDC elections with a referendum"
DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir: Politicking over Article 370, seat-sharing eclipse local issues in UT's first election
Fp Staff •While on the one hand non-BJP parties are unhappy over their inability to campaign freely, the BJP seems focussed on portraying the Congress and the 'Gupkar Gang' as anti-national
J&K DDC election: Not part of Gupkar alliance, contesting polls to expose BJP, says Congress
•Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala made the remarks after Union home minister Amit Shah Tuesday termed the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) an "unholy global alliance" that along with the Congress wants to return Jammu And Kashmir to the era of terror and turmoil
'Do you want us to leave mainstream politics?': NC leader Omar Abdullah asks Centre
•Abdullah accused the BJP-ruled Centre of pushing to the brink the mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir who he said have come together in the battle to protect their land and identity