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Kashmir’s top pro-India politician says the disputed region lacks democracy four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party stripped its statehood

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah questioned the normalcy narrative portrayed in the latest affidavit filed by the Centre before the Supreme Court

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said the reaction of the BJP leadership, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is proof that the meeting of Opposition parties in Patna was a success.

Framing the next general election as a fight between “democracy and dictatorship”, 15 Opposition parties came together, projecting a united front in Patna on June 23. At the end of the four-hour long meeting, no joint statement was issued, nor a seat-sharing formula declared. It concluded on the promise of…

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said T.N. Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s arrest by ED was a “planned action” to intimidate the Opposition and also expressed the apprehension that he too could be arrested just ahead of the meeting

He also said the talks on a pre-poll alliance in Jammu and Kashmir would be premature before the sounding of bugle for the Assembly election in the Union Territory.

National Conference Leader Omar Abdullah said on June 6 that the Election Commission should muster courage to tell people why Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not being held.

“In wonderment how does the killing of a civilian help anybody.”

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah praised the new Parliament building, a day after his party decided to join the Opposition and boycott the inaugural function on May 28. Meanwhile, several J&K parties have come out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the new Parliament building.