Breach of Trust : Sajad Lone s People s Conference Quits Gupkar Alliance
In the three-page letter to Farooq Abdullah, Lone has said that some constituents of the grouping had fielded proxy candidates in the DDC election.
National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti look on as People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration spokesperson Sajad Lone speaks.
Photo: PTI/S. Irfan
Politics19/Jan/2021
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference chairperson Sajad Lone on Tuesday announced his party’s exit from the seven-party conglomerate People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
In a letter addressed to PAGD head and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, Lone said there has “been a breach of trust among partners” which is “beyond remedy.”
Turnout, Dominance, Region, Religion: The Big Takeaways of the J&K DDC Polls
The first ever electoral exercise held in the erstwhile state since the scrapping of Article 370 evoked considerable interest among political watchers.
Voters undergo thermal screening as they arrive to cast their votes for the first phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections, at Hariganiwan area of Gund in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. Photo: PTI/S. Irfan
Politics29/Dec/2020
In October 2020, the Union government amended the J&K Panchayati Raj Act, 1989. It introduced a provision to hold direct elections to the district development councils. These councils replaced the district development boards which functioned mostly as official bodies of the government.
Dilli Chalo| Opposition terms PM’s allegation against them a ‘travesty of truth’
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December 24, 2020 23:28 IST
Parties seek to put some distance between themselves and farmers’ protests, claiming that protesters have come together on their own.
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Farmers sitting on protest against the new farm laws, at Singhu Border, in New Delhi.
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Sushil Kumar Verma
Parties seek to put some distance between themselves and farmers’ protests, claiming that protesters have come together on their own.
Opposition parties have said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegations against them of “spreading lies” on the farm laws is a “travesty of truth”. They also sought to put some distance between themselves and the ongoing farmers’ protests, claiming that the protesters have come together on their own.