NC to Mehbooba: Don’t repent on loss of power
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SRINAGAR, July 4: National Conference (NC) has asked People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti to cool down and not to repent much for the loss of power. A press statement issued by NC claimed that Mehbooba Mufti was frustrated and has completely lost her will to fight the situation which has completely trapped her PDP.
NC spokesman said that on one hand Mehbooba was finding her party ministers guilty for facilitating transfer of land to SASB and on the other blaming chief minister for misleading them. He also said that the NC holds both the partners of the erstwhile coalition government equally responsible for the deal, which has destabilized peace all over the state.
Congress role in the deal has been played overtly whereas Mehbooba's party has, as usual contributed to it covertly and on getting exposed PDP tried in vain to shift the responsibility on the other side. The mud-slinging methodology could not come to the rescue of PDP, as people of the state have no obscurity for politics of the party.
The spokesman also added that people have already observed it while Women's Permanent Residents Disqualification Bill was discussed in the state legislature earlier during Mufti regime.
He also said that PDP leadership blaming NC as power hungry is just like kettle calling pot black. "Mufti Syed lost no time in 2002 to jump for alliance with Congress and blackmailed the people's verdict for power having backing of only 15 odd members in the Assembly, laid down power willingly and to the taste of democratic norms. PDP would have been battered just on the next day of NC government formation in 2002, which would have materialized on the basis of simple arithmetic. NC has not been and is not in haste for government formation and the party is hopeful of winning thumping majority in the Assembly elections, not far away," NC spokesman averred.
The spokesman has ridiculed once again PDP for parroting grant of sweeping powers to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board. "Had it been so, the governor, as the Chairman of the Board, would not have applied to the state government for transfer of forest land. He would have, on the basis of such powers, fenced the area as per his choice and capacity," he said.
He also added that the PDP, in fact, was addicted to repeating lies thousand times, hoping that the lies would turn into reality someday. "NC dares to fight for the constitutional rights of the people and abandoned power on several occasions while pursuing its autonomy agenda, NC government passed the autonomy resolution in the state legislature to the utter displeasure of the then central government. PDP on the other hand could not bring anything in black and white on its much hyped self-rule slogan, which in fact was aired to weaken NC agenda at the behest of the centre," NC Spokesman added.

Extends gratitude to Muslim for support
BJP urges people to maintain communal harmony
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JAMMU, July 4: The state president of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Ashok Khajuria today urged the people to maintain communal harmony and not to disturb the secular fabric of Jammu and Kashmir in general and Jammu in particular.
Khajuria expressed gratitude towards members of Muslim community in Jammu region for their whole-hearted support to the "genuine" demands of Jammu people. "I congratulate to our Muslim brethren who have supported whole heartedly for the genuine cause," he maintained.
Khajuria also informed that BJP national president Rajnath Singh and national general secretary Arun Jaitley are arriving here tomorrow to take stock of prevailing situation in Jammu after the state government's decision of revocation of land transfer order.
He further informed that Rajnath Singh will visit Government Medical College Jammu and inquire the well-being of those who had sustained injuries in grenade attack at Bhaderwah. "The BJP chief will address also media persons at party headquarter at 2:00 p.m. He will hold a meeting with prominent citizens of Jammu region to take stock of prevailing situation in Jammu and return to New Delhi in his special plane later in the evening but Arun Jaitley will stay in Jammu tomorrow," he said.
Meanwhile, state BJP president Ashok Khajuria today accused state Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad of stoking communal fire in the state and making highly provocative statement in Jammu designed particularly to further allow the situation to deteriorate.
"What the frustrated Chief Minister told the media persons yesterday has only added more fuel to the fire as the people of Jammu province have taken this as an affront to the self respect and direct interference in the religious affairs of the Hindus," he alleged.

Governor, CM extend Gurupurab greetings
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SRINAGAR, July 4: Governor, N N Vohra and Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad have felicitated the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Hargobindji, the sixth Guru of Khalasa Panth.
In a message, the Governor said that Guru Hargobind was a saint-soldier who gave the Panth a unique philosophy of Piri (spiritual power) and Miri (military power), aimed at striving for a harmonious society which would stand against oppression. He said Guruji's message of selfless service for the mankind based on the values of righteousness, truth and love is more relevant today when the world is faced with grave challenges emanating from the growing incidence of violence and intolerance.
The Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in his message to the people especially the Sikh community on Gurupurab and hoped that the auspicious occasion would be harbinger of peace and prosperity for the State. He said that every religion teaches amity, harmony and peace and impressed upon the people to strengthen these.
Meanwhile, Mehboob Iqbal, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir has extended his felicitations to the people of Kashmir especially the Sikh community on the birth anniversary of Guru Hargobind Singhji and urged them to follow the path of peace & love.