Features on Politics - Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

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Amarnath shrine forest land issue was handled incompetently: Fernandes
The controversy surrounding the transfer of forest land to the Amarnath Shrine Board speaks volumes about the incompetent handling of the issue by officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Government, feels former Defence Minister George Fernandes. ANI

Disturbances over Amarnath continue in Jammu
Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena led protestors here are demanding the removal of Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra as the Amarnath Shrine land row entered the second day on Tuesday. ANI

BJP supporters, police clash during Jammu shutdown
Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other units of the Sangh Parivar clashed with the police during a shutdown call given by them in protest against the politicisation of the allotment of land to the Amarnath Shrine Board here today. ANI

J and K Assembly elections likely after September: Azad
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Sunday that Assembly election will be held anytime after September. ANI

Indian lawmakers, traders seek cross-border trade with Pakistan
Indian lawmakers, traders are all in favour of activating cross-border trade with Pakistan, and in this context, the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that the resumption of trade with Pakistan is only a matter of time. ANI

Manmohan Singh dedicates Chenab Bridge to nation
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday inaugurated the countrys longest cantilever bridge on the Chenab River. ANI

Muftis statement on Pak currency invites BJP ire
Rejecting former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeeds proposal for giving recognition to Pakistani currency in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday termed him a traitor, and said that Sayeed is speaking the language of separatists. ANI

Muftis suggestion on use of Pakistan currency in Kashmir raises controversy
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeeds recent statement suggesting that Pakistan currency should be permitted to be used in Jammu and Kashmir has sparked a major controversy in the State. ANI

Kashmir resolution cant be held hostage to Pak situation: Sayeed
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called for earnestly reviving the slumped peace process to address the Kashmir problem. ANI

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