Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Dissolved

After a controversy over a comment seen to imply that the centre wanted him to install Sajad Lone as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik, who took charge just three months ago, has talked about a "threat of transfer".

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, who abruptly dissolved the assembly last week after two rival groups - one backed by the BJP - staked claim to power, has raised eyebrows with his comments defending his decision.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today ruled out approaching the court against Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve the state assembly. The assembly was abruptly dissolved on November 21, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with the backing of rival National Conference and the Congress, followed by another...

Defending his decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday said PDP president and ex-chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, and NC vice president Omar Abdullah could have easily contacted him if they were serious about forming a government.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today came down heavily on Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve the state assembly, asserting that the public official's constitutional responsibilities do not include judging "which political alliance is holy and which is not".

A political tussle broke out in Jammu and Kashmir soon after Governor Satya Pal Malik suddenly dissolved the state assembly on Wednesday.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has a "one-way fax machine", Omar Abdullah said today, as the machine and its role in political developments in the state continued to draw comment on Thursday.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Thursday slammed Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik for dissolving the state assembly, saying he was attracted to the "Gujarat model" of government not the Westminster model.

Defending his decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik today claimed "extensive horse-trading" was going on and it would have been impossible for parties with "opposing political ideologies" to form a stable government.

Omar Abdullah, who had agreed to support rival Mehbooba Mufti in forming government in Jammu and Kashmir, criticised the governor for citing horse-trading of lawmakers while dissolving the state assembly.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik today emphatically defended his decision to dissolve the state assembly - after keeping it in suspended animation for months - just after two alliances staked claim to power last evening.

The elections to the Jammu & Kashmir assembly, which governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved Wednesday night after the day-long dramatic developments, can be held before May and possibly before the national elections, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat today said.

Jammu and Kashmir is headed to elections two years before term with Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolving the assembly on Wednesday evening, a controversial decision that critics say is open to legal challenge. The Governor acted swiftly after two alliances - one supported by the BJP - staked claim to power within minutes of each other. "There was no...

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the state assembly on Wednesday evening after rival claims to form government from former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and People's Conference leader Sajad Lone, who is backed by the BJP.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik, whose move to dissolve the state assembly came under criticism, has cited multiple reasons for the step, including the "impossibility of forming a stable government by the coming together of political parties with opposing political ideologies".

After a controversy over a comment seen to imply that the centre wanted him to install Sajad Lone as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik, who took charge just three months ago, has talked about a "threat of transfer".

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, who abruptly dissolved the assembly last week after two rival groups - one backed by the BJP - staked claim to power, has raised eyebrows with his comments defending his decision.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today ruled out approaching the court against Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve the state assembly. The assembly was abruptly dissolved on November 21, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with the backing of rival National Conference and the Congress, followed by another...

Defending his decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday said PDP president and ex-chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, and NC vice president Omar Abdullah could have easily contacted him if they were serious about forming a government.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today came down heavily on Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve the state assembly, asserting that the public official's constitutional responsibilities do not include judging "which political alliance is holy and which is not".

A political tussle broke out in Jammu and Kashmir soon after Governor Satya Pal Malik suddenly dissolved the state assembly on Wednesday.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has a "one-way fax machine", Omar Abdullah said today, as the machine and its role in political developments in the state continued to draw comment on Thursday.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Thursday slammed Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik for dissolving the state assembly, saying he was attracted to the "Gujarat model" of government not the Westminster model.

Defending his decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik today claimed "extensive horse-trading" was going on and it would have been impossible for parties with "opposing political ideologies" to form a stable government.

Omar Abdullah, who had agreed to support rival Mehbooba Mufti in forming government in Jammu and Kashmir, criticised the governor for citing horse-trading of lawmakers while dissolving the state assembly.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik today emphatically defended his decision to dissolve the state assembly - after keeping it in suspended animation for months - just after two alliances staked claim to power last evening.

The elections to the Jammu & Kashmir assembly, which governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved Wednesday night after the day-long dramatic developments, can be held before May and possibly before the national elections, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat today said.

Jammu and Kashmir is headed to elections two years before term with Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolving the assembly on Wednesday evening, a controversial decision that critics say is open to legal challenge. The Governor acted swiftly after two alliances - one supported by the BJP - staked claim to power within minutes of each other. "There was no...

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the state assembly on Wednesday evening after rival claims to form government from former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and People's Conference leader Sajad Lone, who is backed by the BJP.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik, whose move to dissolve the state assembly came under criticism, has cited multiple reasons for the step, including the "impossibility of forming a stable government by the coming together of political parties with opposing political ideologies".