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Farooq annoyed with BJP over Ayodhya Pandemonium in
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14 shot, 9 ultras held in J&K Warrant against
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Farooq annoyed with BJP over Ayodhya Jammu, March 14 Dr Abdullah told mediapersons here that it was unfortunate on the part of Mr Soli Sorabjee to have gone to the court without consulting the Union Government. He said there was a set precedence which prevented a Solicitor-General or Attorney-General or Advocate-General to approach court without consultation with the government. In reply to a question, he indicated that he had no plans of quitting the NDA. Though the BJP was the main partner, but it was not the only unit of the alliance, he said. He said the “initial wavering” shown by the BJP was wrong and the government should be bound by the court verdict. He said it was his impression that Mr Sorabjee had no approval from the BJP-led government. Dr Abdullah said the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, faced no threat to his government. Without naming the Congress, he said that it cannot dislodge the NDA government. Meanwhile, several Sikh organisations have demanded that the Prime Minister should resign on moral grounds as he had failed to tackle the Ayodhya issue properly. Addressing a joint press conference here today, president of the state Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Mr S.S. Wazir, president of the state Akali Dal, Mr Jagdev Singh, president of the state unit of the AISSF, Mr Parmjit Singh and others said that the BJP-led NDA government had jeopardised the integrity of the country by pleading for the permission for ‘shilanyas’. The leaders urged the Chief Minister to withdraw the party’s support to the NDA. They demanded that the VHP and the Bajrang Dal leaders, involved in creating communal disharmony, be immediately arrested and tried under POTO. Mr Wazir and Mr Jagdev Singh appealed to people to remain vigilant against communal forces which, they said, were ‘tarnishing’ the secular and democratic image of the country. |
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Pandemonium in
J&K Assembly Jammu, March 14 These members, including the lone member from the CPIM, were seen protesting against the remarks made by a Lok Sabha member belonging to the VHP Mr Vinay Katiyar, about the holy relic in the Hazratbal shrine. They demanded the arrest of Mr Katiyar. They said leaders like Katiyar were trying to complicate the already delicate situation arising out of the Ayodhya issue. As the tempers ran high, the Speaker intervened and tried to restore order. He said while sympathising with the sentiments of the members he would appeal for tempers to be kept cool. He said it was unfortunate that some leaders were allowed to kick up communal passions. He said the members should not do anything which would shake the foundation of the country. Mr Vakil succeeded in pacifying the members, with the result today’s proceedings remained uninterrupted. The House later adopted the demands for grants of the ministries of Housing, Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Agriculture after extended discussions in which several opposition members, through cut motions, made series of demands and suggestions which were not accepted by the House. |
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Katiyar’s remarks
provocative: APHC Srinagar, March 14 Mr Katiyar’s remarks are “provocative, blasphemous and far from historical facts and “part of a vast programme chalked out to complete Hindu theory,” it said in a statement here.
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Ansari, Govind Ram
made J&K ministers Jammu, March 14 Molvi Ansari had been dropped from the Cabinet following his alleged involvement in a land scam in Sidhra satellite township over a year ago. Mr Govind Ram had been eased out of the Council of Ministers two years ago in a major Cabinet reshuffle. The Molvi was given a clean chit by the K.K. Gupta Commission set up to inquire into the land scam. The report was tabled recently in the state Assembly and Dr Farooq lost no time to rehabilitate Molvi Ansari a close friend of the Chief Minister. The Molvi has been reinducted as a minister of Cabinet rank. While Mr Govind Ram has been reinducted as Minister of State and allotted the portfolio of Irrigation. In the latest expansion Kashmiri Pandits continued to remain unrepresented in the Council of Ministers. The community was represented by Mr P.L. Handoo. He died a year ago. Mr M.S. Tariq, MLA from Rajouri district, was also an aspirant for a seat in the Council of Ministers. Two years ago he was dropped as Minister of State for Education. |
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14 shot, 9 ultras held in J&K Srinagar, March 14 The security forces arrested nine militants and seized rifles, grenades and other arms and ammunition in the Kashmir valley during overnight raids, an official spokesman said here. He said militants attacked the house of Mr Ramzan with automatic weapons last evening. However, the police guards posted there also effectively retaliated and repulsed the militant attack. Three police personnel were injured in the clash, he said, and added the militants later managed to escape under the cover of darkness. Official sources said militants hurled a hand grenade towards the security forces at Idgah this afternoon. However, the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside without causing any damage.
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Warrant against
author on suspect’s complaint Srinagar, March 14 Mr Qureshi, facing trail here for hijacking an Indian Airlines plane in 1971 from Srinagar to Lahore, alleged that the writer had described him as Indian agent in the book. “The writer has also published unfounded and objectionable material against me in the book,” he told the court yesterday. Later, the magistrate issued a bailable warrant against the writer and directed the police to present him before the court on March 31.
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