{"id":6737,"date":"2023-12-04T11:49:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=6737"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:49:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T11:49:25","slug":"its-been-6-to-7-years-elections-have-still-not-happened-in-jk-farooq-abdullah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/its-been-6-to-7-years-elections-have-still-not-happened-in-jk-farooq-abdullah\/","title":{"rendered":"“It’s been 6 to 7 years, elections have still not happened in J&K”: Farooq Abdullah"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: Farooq\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Abdullah,<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>president\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>National\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Conference<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>questioned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Monday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>why\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jammu\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Kashmir,<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>living\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Territory<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>should\u00a0<\/span>receive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>justice\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>line\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>status\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>citizens\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Farooq\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Abdullah,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>head\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>National\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Conference<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reporters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Delhi<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Jammu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>still\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hasn’t\u00a0<\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elections.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Six\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seven\u00a0<\/span>years\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>passed.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Why\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>case?<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>belong\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Justice\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ought\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>served\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>us\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Farooq\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Abdullah\u00a0<\/span><\/span>went\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>say\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>INDIA<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bloc’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>parties\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>step\u00a0<\/span><\/span>up\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>efforts\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unison\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>light\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>election\u00a0<\/span>outcomes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>five\u00a0<\/span>states.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Victory\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defeat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>constants\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>life.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ought\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lessons\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both\u00a0<\/span>wins\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>losses.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>INDIA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>alliance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>affected\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>setback.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We’ll\u00a0<\/span><\/span>need\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>put\u00a0<\/span><\/span>forth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span>effort.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>work\u00a0<\/span>needs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coordinated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>still\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>ways\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>go,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remarked.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Narendra\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Modi<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spoke\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reporters\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prior\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>start\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Parliamentary<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>session,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>describing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“golden\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opportunity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opposition\u00a0<\/span>parties\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>something\u00a0<\/span><\/span>constructive”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>urging\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>use\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>House\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>air\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>grievances\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>losing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>assembly\u00a0<\/span>elections.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Negativity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rejected\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>For\u00a0<\/span><\/span>my\u00a0<\/span>friends\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opposition,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>fantastic\u00a0<\/span>opportunity.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We urge and pray for the cooperation of everyone. <\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>process\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>carried\u00a0<\/span>out\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>time\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>PM\u00a0<\/span>Modi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>should\u00a0<\/span>learn\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>defeat,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reject\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>idea\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>negativity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>last\u00a0<\/span>nine\u00a0<\/span>years,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approach\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>session\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>positivity,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rather\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span><\/span>venting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>anger\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defeat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/span>elections).”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>strengthening\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>foundation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>developed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fostering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>public\u00a0<\/span>aspirations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>depend\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Parliament,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>temple\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>democracy.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Today\u00a0<\/span><\/span>marked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>start\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Winter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Session\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Parliament.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Yesterday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>saw\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>announcement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>results\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Assembly\u00a0<\/span>elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>four\u00a0<\/span>states,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Congress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defeating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rashtra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Samithi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(BRS)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Telangana\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span>winning\u00a0<\/span><\/span>three\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(Chhattisgarh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Madhya\u00a0<\/span>Pradesh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajasthan).<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>December\u00a0<\/span>22,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Winter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>session\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>come\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>end.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“It’s been 6 to 7 years, elections have still not happened in J&K”: Farooq Abdullah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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NEW DELHI: Farooq\u00a0Abdullah,\u00a0the\u00a0president\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Conference,\u00a0questioned\u00a0on\u00a0Monday\u00a0why\u00a0elections\u00a0have\u00a0not\u00a0been\u00a0held\u00a0in\u00a0Jammu\u00a0and\u00a0Kashmir,\u00a0stating\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0people\u00a0living\u00a0in\u00a0Union\u00a0Territory\u00a0should\u00a0receive\u00a0justice\u00a0in\u00a0line\u00a0with\u00a0their\u00a0status\u00a0as\u00a0citizens\u00a0of\u00a0India. Farooq\u00a0Abdullah,\u00a0the\u00a0head\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0National\u00a0Conference,\u00a0stated\u00a0to\u00a0reporters\u00a0in\u00a0Delhi\u00a0that\u00a0“Jammu\u00a0and\u00a0Kashmir\u00a0still\u00a0hasn’t\u00a0held\u00a0elections.” Six\u00a0or\u00a0seven\u00a0years\u00a0have\u00a0passed. Why\u00a0is\u00a0it\u00a0the\u00a0case? We\u00a0belong\u00a0to\u00a0India\u00a0as\u00a0well. Justice\u00a0ought\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0served\u00a0to\u00a0us\u00a0as\u00a0well.” Farooq\u00a0Abdullah\u00a0went\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0INDIA\u00a0bloc’s\u00a0parties\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0step\u00a0up\u00a0their\u00a0efforts\u00a0in\u00a0unison\u00a0in\u00a0light\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0recent\u00a0Assembly\u00a0election\u00a0outcomes\u00a0in\u00a0five\u00a0states. “Victory\u00a0and\u00a0defeat\u00a0are\u00a0constants\u00a0in\u00a0life. We\u00a0ought\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0lessons\u00a0from\u00a0both\u00a0wins\u00a0and\u00a0losses. The\u00a0INDIA\u00a0alliance\u00a0will\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0affected\u00a0by\u00a0this\u00a0setback. We’ll\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0put\u00a0forth\u00a0more\u00a0effort. Our\u00a0work\u00a0needs\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0coordinated. We\u00a0still\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0ways\u00a0to\u00a0go,”\u00a0he\u00a0remarked. Prime\u00a0Minister\u00a0Narendra\u00a0Modi\u00a0spoke\u00a0to\u00a0reporters\u00a0prior\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0start\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Parliamentary\u00a0session,\u00a0describing\u00a0it\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0“golden\u00a0opportunity\u00a0for\u00a0opposition\u00a0parties\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0something\u00a0constructive”\u00a0and\u00a0urging\u00a0them\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0use\u00a0the\u00a0House\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0place\u00a0to\u00a0air\u00a0their\u00a0grievances\u00a0over\u00a0losing\u00a0the\u00a0assembly\u00a0elections. “Negativity\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0rejected\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0nation. For\u00a0my\u00a0friends\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0opposition,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0fantastic\u00a0opportunity. We urge and pray for the cooperation of everyone. The\u00a0process\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0carried\u00a0out\u00a0this\u00a0time\u00a0as\u00a0well. PM\u00a0Modi\u00a0stated,\u00a0“They\u00a0should\u00a0learn\u00a0from\u00a0this\u00a0defeat,\u00a0reject\u00a0the\u00a0idea\u00a0of\u00a0negativity\u00a0that\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0there\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0nine\u00a0years,\u00a0and\u00a0approach\u00a0the\u00a0session\u00a0with\u00a0positivity,\u00a0rather\u00a0than\u00a0venting\u00a0their\u00a0anger\u00a0at\u00a0defeat\u00a0(in\u00a0the\u00a0assembly\u00a0elections).” He\u00a0added\u00a0that\u00a0strengthening\u00a0the\u00a0foundation\u00a0of\u00a0developed\u00a0India\u00a0and\u00a0fostering\u00a0public\u00a0aspirations\u00a0depend\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0Parliament,\u00a0the\u00a0temple\u00a0of\u00a0democracy. 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For\u00a0my\u00a0friends\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0opposition,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0fantastic\u00a0opportunity. We urge and pray for the cooperation of everyone. The\u00a0process\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0carried\u00a0out\u00a0this\u00a0time\u00a0as\u00a0well. PM\u00a0Modi\u00a0stated,\u00a0“They\u00a0should\u00a0learn\u00a0from\u00a0this\u00a0defeat,\u00a0reject\u00a0the\u00a0idea\u00a0of\u00a0negativity\u00a0that\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0there\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0nine\u00a0years,\u00a0and\u00a0approach\u00a0the\u00a0session\u00a0with\u00a0positivity,\u00a0rather\u00a0than\u00a0venting\u00a0their\u00a0anger\u00a0at\u00a0defeat\u00a0(in\u00a0the\u00a0assembly\u00a0elections).” He\u00a0added\u00a0that\u00a0strengthening\u00a0the\u00a0foundation\u00a0of\u00a0developed\u00a0India\u00a0and\u00a0fostering\u00a0public\u00a0aspirations\u00a0depend\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0Parliament,\u00a0the\u00a0temple\u00a0of\u00a0democracy. 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On\u00a0December\u00a022,\u00a0the\u00a0Winter\u00a0session\u00a0will\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0an\u00a0end.  ","og_url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/its-been-6-to-7-years-elections-have-still-not-happened-in-jk-farooq-abdullah\/","og_site_name":"Jammu Bulletin","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jammubulletinnews","article_published_time":"2023-12-04T11:49:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1242,"height":882,"url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-04-at-5.14.59-PM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"editor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/its-been-6-to-7-years-elections-have-still-not-happened-in-jk-farooq-abdullah\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/its-been-6-to-7-years-elections-have-still-not-happened-in-jk-farooq-abdullah\/"},"author":{"name":"editor","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/f3c17a1937e1f28a8046d670255ba6c3"},"headline":"“It’s been 6 to 7 years, elections have still not happened in J&K”: Farooq Abdullah","datePublished":"2023-12-04T11:49:25+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-04T11:49:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/its-been-6-to-7-years-elections-have-still-not-happened-in-jk-farooq-abdullah\/"},"wordCount":408,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/#organization"},"articleSection":["header","Jammu and Kashmir","National","Political"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/its-been-6-to-7-years-elections-have-still-not-happened-in-jk-farooq-abdullah\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/its-been-6-to-7-years-elections-have-still-not-happened-in-jk-farooq-abdullah\/","url":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/its-been-6-to-7-years-elections-have-still-not-happened-in-jk-farooq-abdullah\/","name":"\"It's been 6 to 7 years, elections have still not happened in J&K\": Farooq Abdullah - 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