Mufti On Afspa

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday led a strong protest in Jammu against the civilian killings by security forces, and demanded handing over of bodies of those killed to their families.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday rejected BJP chief Amit Shah''s claim that his party ended coalition with the PDP after it was pressured to dilute the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.

Laws like AFSPA are "not imposed out of any fun" and states should create conditions where they are not needed, BJP leader Ram Madhav said on Saturday disagreeing with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's pitch for the revocation of the Act from some areas of the state.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, addressing a gathering of policemen today, urged that local militants be brought back home instead of being "killed in encounters".

I have just been to Srinagar with a disparate group of interested individuals put together by an NGO called LEHAR, attempting to familiarize Indian opinion with what is going on in Kashmir.

Steering away from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's comment that AFSPA should be revoked from some areas on experimental basis, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the issue comes under the Home Ministry and it needs to take a call on the matter.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today lashed out at Pakistan for instigating youths in Kashmir to take up arms, saying it has to change its policy, and asked the centre to revoke AFSPA on trial basis from selected areas as a beginning towards "winning the hearts" of people.

Ruling PDP today pitched for revocation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, saying there is "tangible improvement" in the security situation and people need to feel the change on the ground.

The coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir will "thoroughly review the security situation in state" to determine the "need and desirability" of special laws, new chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed told the media after he and his 25-member cabinet took oath in Jammu today.

The BJP and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sat down till late Wednesday night to iron out last-minute differences that briefly threatened to derail their alliance to form government in Jammu and Kashmir.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who is likely to be the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, today said differences with the BJP over contentious issues like Article 370 and AFSPA have been ironed out in the Common Minimum Programme on the basis of which the two parties will form a coalition government in the state...

Jammu and Kashmir could have its new government soon. The two parties that placed first and second - the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the BJP - have reached an agreement that helps bridge the gap between them on issues that are key for the state including Article 370, which gives Kashmir special status under the constitution.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday led a strong protest in Jammu against the civilian killings by security forces, and demanded handing over of bodies of those killed to their families.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday rejected BJP chief Amit Shah''s claim that his party ended coalition with the PDP after it was pressured to dilute the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.

Laws like AFSPA are "not imposed out of any fun" and states should create conditions where they are not needed, BJP leader Ram Madhav said on Saturday disagreeing with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's pitch for the revocation of the Act from some areas of the state.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, addressing a gathering of policemen today, urged that local militants be brought back home instead of being "killed in encounters".

I have just been to Srinagar with a disparate group of interested individuals put together by an NGO called LEHAR, attempting to familiarize Indian opinion with what is going on in Kashmir.

Steering away from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's comment that AFSPA should be revoked from some areas on experimental basis, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the issue comes under the Home Ministry and it needs to take a call on the matter.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today lashed out at Pakistan for instigating youths in Kashmir to take up arms, saying it has to change its policy, and asked the centre to revoke AFSPA on trial basis from selected areas as a beginning towards "winning the hearts" of people.

Ruling PDP today pitched for revocation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, saying there is "tangible improvement" in the security situation and people need to feel the change on the ground.

The coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir will "thoroughly review the security situation in state" to determine the "need and desirability" of special laws, new chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed told the media after he and his 25-member cabinet took oath in Jammu today.

The BJP and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sat down till late Wednesday night to iron out last-minute differences that briefly threatened to derail their alliance to form government in Jammu and Kashmir.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who is likely to be the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, today said differences with the BJP over contentious issues like Article 370 and AFSPA have been ironed out in the Common Minimum Programme on the basis of which the two parties will form a coalition government in the state...

Jammu and Kashmir could have its new government soon. The two parties that placed first and second - the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the BJP - have reached an agreement that helps bridge the gap between them on issues that are key for the state including Article 370, which gives Kashmir special status under the constitution.