Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday expressed happiness that elections were being held after a gap of ten years while lamenting they were not held earlier.
Ahead of the second and third phases of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad called leaders of political parties his competitors, adding that he does not consider them enemies.
"Has terrorism not ended? Could you ever roam around downtown (Srinagar) or was there 60-70 per cent polling? So what is Farooq Sahib talking about? I once told him that I have seen more areas of Kashmir than he has. I know the pulse of Kashmir. This is the frustration of NC, PDP, and Con
Speaking to ANI, Ghulam Nabi Azad said "I strongly oppose the fact that elections were held after ten years. Till now there should have been two elections, one in 2019 and one now. Three elections were held for the Parliament and the no elections here left the state far behind."
People Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah, have raised concerns that these independent candidates can help BJP in key constituencies.
After CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away due to a prolonged illness on Thursday, political leaders from different sections expressed their grief over the loss of the communist leader.
The bail was granted by Delhi's special NIA court earlier in the day to allow Rashid to campaign for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.
Amid rumours that Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chief, Ghulam Nabi Azad will join the Congress, Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir said that Congress is open to working with anyone who wants to fight the ideology of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir said, "It
In a blow to Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad ahead of the assembly polls, former Jammu and Kashmir minister, Taj Mohiuddin has announced his resignation from the party.
Following the announcement of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election schedule, Jammu and Kashmir opposition leaders of the PDP and National Conference welcomed the Election Commission's decision and hoped that the assembly polls would be conducted in a "free and fair" manner.