Afzal Guru

In an interview with ET, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hits out against BJP for forcing the hanging of Afzal Guru, seeks clarity on government's stance on China and asks what stops it from withdrawing the from the state. Excerpts: ...

Srinagar, Apri 11: Blaming mainstream parties for playing petty politics over Afzal Guru and Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, Peoples Democratic Front leader MLA Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen Thursday said that in order to gain vote bank mainstream political parties in J&K ...

National Conference chief and Union minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed happiness over Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir's remark -- that the families of death row convicts should be informed in advance about their execution. "Today I am happy that not only us, but the Supreme Court also sees it and understands that what has happened was wrong," Abdullah told reporters. The CJI's remarks came against the backdrop of the family of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru not being ...

Srinagar, Apr 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday candidly admitted that the execution of Muhammad Afzal Guru has hit the mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir. He also said Liyaqat Ali Shah was an “innocent man” as no militant would return ...

In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN’s Senior Editor Suhasini Haider, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah admits the lapses in the rehabilitation policy for surrendered militants following the fiasco over the arrest of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Liaqat Ali Shah. He admits the friction with the Centre on the issue of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and handing over of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru’s body to his family members, but says that he doesn’t want ...

Jammu, Mar 25 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the Government of India disagreed with his viewpoint on Kashmir situation after Parliament convict Afzal Guru hanging.

Jammu : Accusing the Centre of adopting a "different yardstick" for Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday questioned its "pick and choose" policy over Afzal Guru hanging and revoking of AFSPA while decrying the arrest of suspected Hizbul ...

Omar Abdullah questioned Centre`s "pick and choose" policy over Afzal Guru hanging and revoking of AFSPA while decrying the arrest of Liyaqat Shah.

Jammu, Mar 22: Jammu and Kashmir wing of RSS yesterday expressed concern over the description of the hanged Parliament attack convict, as Afzal Guru "saheb" in the state Assembly."Use of respectful words for a terrorist like Afzal Guru is dangerous for the ...

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's advice to China to sit with India and demarcate boundaries would have sounded more reasonable and meaningful had his words and statements on any issue had some convincing impact on New Delhi. But a man in power in the ...

Abdullah said while govt took a big risk with the decision to hang Guru, it was chickening out when it came to doing away with the AFSPA in Srinagar.

Jammu, Mar 26: Accusing the Centre of adopting a "different yardstick" for Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday questioned its "pick and choose" policy over Afzal Guru hanging and revoking of AFSPA while decrying the arrest of susp..