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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 17 (ANI): Foreign envoys of 24 countries held rounds of meetings with civil society groups and elected members in Kashmir.
UPDATED: February 18, 2021 00:58 IST
Envoys from 24 countries, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), began a two-day trip to J&K to assess the ground situation (Source: PTI)
In the third such visit by foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir in the last 18 months, diplomats from 24 countries, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), began a two-day trip to the Union Territory to assess the ground situation.
The visit by the envoys comes days after 4G mobile Internet was restored in the UT following the revocation of special status of J&K under Article 370 on August 5, 2019.
Besides interacting with the locals, the envoys, who were from France, the European Union, Brazil, Italy, Finland, Cuba, Chile, Portugal and other countries, also had discussions with recently elected members of the District Development Councils. The delegation also had representatives from OIC member states Malaysia, Bangladesh, Senegal and Tajikistan.
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The petition was filed by Basharat-bin-Qadir, the Congress’s whip issuer, before the Chief Election Commissioner on December 22, seeking disqualification of its councillors. Today (Monday), the case was heard, following which January 12 has been set as the date for filing objections to the petition.
As per the notice, which is in possession of Kashmir Reader, the defection suit has been filed against Congress councillors Shafaat Gaffar, Sara Bilal, Shameema Khan, Zahoor Ahmad Rather, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Haseena, Syeda, Rasool Hajam, Gulshan Bilal, and Showkat kak.
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