Farooq Abdullah summoned by ED in money laundering case
India | May 27, 2022, 12:39 PM ISTFarooq Abdullah 'misused' his position as the president of the JKCA in the past and made appointments in the sports body, according to the ED.
Farooq Abdullah 'misused' his position as the president of the JKCA in the past and made appointments in the sports body, according to the ED.
Vivek Agnihotri tweeted, "You're right Farooq Abdullah Sahab. If there were no #TheKashmirFiles, then Hindus wouldn't have been massacred."
Following the release of Vivek Agnihotri's drama "The Kashmir Files", which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s, the ex-CM has been under fire.
Amit Malviya shared a copy of J&K Migrant Immovable Property Act, claiming it was introduced by Farooq Abdullah, in which 1 November 1989 was the 'cut off for exodus.'
Farooq Abdullah was the Chief Minister from November 7, 1986 to January 18, 1990. It was this period which saw Kashmir gradually falling down the precipice, and despite warnings by intelligence agencies the indifference seemed insurmountable.
The National Conference broke its silence on 'The Kashmir Files' saying while the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits was a "stain on Kashmiriyat", the movie was far from the truth as the filmmakers ignored the sacrifices of the Muslims and Sikhs who had also suffered from militancy.
Farooq Abdullah called for appointing an independent judicial inquiry commission to look into the events. That will show who was responsible. He also urged the Union government to take urgent steps for the resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits.
On Saturday, veteran politician and Lok Sabha member Farooq Abdullah, was seen offering prayers at the famous Hazratbal shrine and Dasgeer Saab in downtown Srinagar but there was neither an ambulance nor were there jammers, which, among other things, also blocks signals in cases where terrorists have planted an improvised explosive device that can be triggered by remote control.
The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) met to discuss the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Supporting Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's statement on the country's partition, Abdullah said had there been no partition, the country would have been more powerful with both the communities co-existing peacefully.
"National Conference is the only party that can ensure the return and rehabilitation of the Pandits in the valley," says senior NC leader Anil Dhar
Abdullah called upon people to fight hate to save Jammu and Kashmir as well as the country, and warned that if hatred continues to grow, India's disintegration cannot be stopped.
"They should ensure to protect human rights of their citizens and give them a just and honourable govt under the Islamic rules."
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has exuded confidence that soon a government will be formed in Jammu ad Kashmir.
All the members of the PAGD expressed their disappointed at the outcome of the Delhi meeting especially at the absence of any substantial confidence building measures (CBMs) such as releasing political and other prisoners from jails and taking concrete steps to end the alleged "atmosphere of suppression" that has choked J-K since 2019, the spokesperson said
The meeting of the leaders of the alliance, which seeks the restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir that was revoked by the Centre in August 2019, also came ahead of the visit of the members of the Delimitation Commission to the Union Territory.
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig in an exclusive conversation with India TV gave insights of PM Modi's J&K all-party meeting.
Former Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday slammed the Modi-led government for insisting on elections in Jammu and Kashmir before granting statehood.
We told PM that we don't stand with what was done on 5th Aug 2019. We're not ready to accept it, said National Conference leader Omar Abdullah after attending PM Modi's Jammu & Kashmir all-party meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a crucial meeting with Jammu and Kashmir political party leaders to chalk out the future political course of action in the Union Territory. A total of 14 leaders, including four former chief ministers attended PM Modi's meeting.
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