Modi Promise to Build a Bridge Even Where There Is No River
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C M Y K K ASHMIR Beware of Pig Fat in Your Food 5 29 Muharram | 1436 Hijri | Vol: 17 | Issue: 241 | Pages : 08 | Price: `3 www.kashmirobserver.net SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2014 / SRINAGAR TODAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY MAXIMUM: 15OC / MINIMUM: -2OC / HUMIDITY : 65% / SUNSETS TODAY... 05:24 PM / SUNRISES TOMORROW... 07.09 AM WISDOM Politicians are the same all over. They Will Fulfil Vajpayee’s Dream: Modi promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. ■ ‘Have deep affection from the core of my heart and soul for Kashmir’ ...........Nikita Khrushchev ■ ‘Two families have looted J&K in successive turns’ Observer News Service ment, development and develop- ment,” he said, adding “I will re- KISHTWAR: Asserting that he turn your trust in me with interest Two Families Did Not Loot: Omar Poll Vehicle has deep affection for Kashmir, by ensuring full fledged develop- Prime Minister Narendra Modi ment in J&K.” SRINAGAR: Rejecting the allegations by Prime Minister Modi that Mishap Kills 1 Saturday vowed to fulfil the He said his wish is to complete two political families have “looted” Jammu and Kashmir, Chief SRINAGAR: A man was killed on “dream” of former PM Atal Bihari the work started by Vajpayee. “It Minister Omar Abdullah asked him to tell what his government Saturday and 10 others were in- Vajpayee based on “democracy, is my wish and I will come repeat- has found to prove this in its six months in office. jured when a vehicle turned turtle humanity and Kashmiriyat” that edly here for that,” the Prime Min- “You have been in the government for the last six months at the during an election campaign in has made a “special place” in the ister said amid slogans of ‘Modi, Centre. Please tell us where (we have robbed the state),” Omar said Nowgam area. hearts of people of Jammu and Modi’ from the audience. in response to Modi’s statement at the election rally in Kishtwar The vehicle, which was part of Kashmir. “I have deep affection for Kash- Omar also said the allegations by Modi is not a new thing that is motorcade of PDP candidate from Addressing his first election mir. Affection from the core of my being hurled at state political parties. Chadoora Javed Mustafa Mir, rally in the state, he said “democ- heart and soul,” he told the rally “This (such allegations) is not a new thing.... Perhaps he is get- turned turtle at Suthsoo in Now- racy, Insaniyat and Kashmiriyat, at Chowgan ground in Kishtwar ting afraid. If we had really looted the state, would people have gam area this afternoon, a police these words of Atal ji have made town, adding other political parties supported us like this.... It is a proof of the fact that we have won official said. special place in the hearts of Kash- were surprised that there has not the hearts of the people,” he added. He said Ghulam Qadir, a resident miris and have ignited a hope in been even a single month when The Chief Minister challegend the BJP president to prove his al- of Pohru, died on the spot, while every Kashmiri youth about better trust my words that the dream, link religion to politics, saying “a Modi has not come to Kashmir. legations. 10 others were injured in the mis- future” which Atal ji had seen for J&K, Kashmiri is a Kashmiri” and the “He has come in July, August, Sep- PDP on its part said that after the six decade rule of the Congress hap in central Kashmir's Budgam “I want to urge people to install Modi will use all his might and will government at the Centre was com- tember, October and now in Novem- and National Conference, people of the state heaved the sigh of re- district. with full majority a BJP govern- fulfil that dream.” mitted to development of the state. ber,” Modi said referring to himself. lief during PDP’s brief tenure of three years. All the injured have been hospi- ment in Jammu and Kashmir and He warned against attempts to “Our mantra is only develop- “People wonder why PAGE 6 “It is unfortunate that the Prime Minister of country sends out talised and are in stable condition, a message that is not based on facts,” said PDP chief spokesman he said. PEOPLE WONDER WHY MODI is so attached to Kashmir. I am attached to Kashmir. It is my wish Naeem Akhtar. Malik Shifted to to complete the work started by Atal ji Anantnag Jail SRINAGAR: Incarcerated JKLF BJP Not to Filed Chairman Mohammad Yasin Ma- Police Detains 5 FB Users lik, who was lodged at SKIMS Candidate from Sopore hospital, was today shifted back to Anantnag jail. SRINAGAR: While speculations were rife that BJP ‘Promoting Poll Boycott’ “Ailing JKLF leader was early was eyeing volatile Sopore assembly segment in morning shifted back to Islam- north Kashmir as it witnesses less percentage SRINAGAR: Police have detained five ers social media users who are found abad jail, a JKLF spokesman said. of voting, the party has decided not to field any social networking users for spread- promoting fake news, exaggerating Meanwhile police crackdown candidate from the constituency. ing rumors, exaggerating incidents incidents and polling boycott on their on JKLF continued with arrest of Quoting unnamed sources KNS reported and promoting pages/accounts. zonal president Noor Mohammad that the rightwing party decided not to field poll boycott on Some of the per- Kalwal at Basant Bagh. Police also any candidate as they want to support the social network- sons found involved raided the residences of JKLF vice parties with whom there is a possibility of ing sites particu- have been identi- chairmen Mushtaq Ajmal and post-poll alliance. larly Facebook and fied as Sajad Mir and Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi. Despite Ramesh Arora state vice-president BJP and Whatsapp. Tabeeb sheikh of Kh- oppressive measures by authori- in charge Kashmir said that they have decided According to anyar Srinagar. Shau- ties JKLF delegations continued not to field any candidate in certain constitu- spokesman, Police kat Salafi of Naidkhai election boycott campaign with encies “as we may enter into post poll alliance has identified a number of persons Bandipora. Zahid hamid, Muneeb passion,” he added. with some parties.” found involved in these activities and Farooq Wani of Hardpora Anantnag. Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Farooq cases are being registered against Spokesman adds that the police Ahmad Lone confirmed that no BJP candidate them for putting up these fake posts. action against such elements will con- has filed nomination papers from Sopore. Police will continue to take stringent tinue as most of these mischief mon- Hizb Activist PHOTO: ABID BHAT “Nomination of seven independents were re- action against the face book and oth- gers are being continuously identified. Held in Sopore jected out of 23 and there are 16 candidates in SRINAGAR: A joint team of army fray from Sopore now,” he said. PDP Cavalcade Stoned at Budshah Chowk POLICE WILL CONTINUE to take stringent action and police Saturday arrested a mil- Media had earlier widely reported BJP plan SRINAGAR: At least three per- (PDP) leader at Budshah Chowk sembly Segment, Altaf Ahmad against the face book and others social media users itant from Sopore town of north to grab Sopore seat with the help of migrant sons were injured when dozens here on Saturday afternoon. Bukhari, was returning home Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Pandit voters as people in the constituency gen- of youth attacked the cavalcade of Eyewitnesses said that PDP’s after filing his nomination pa- who are found promoting fake news, exaggerating Official sources said that the joint erally heed the boycott call of Syed Ali Geelani. a senior Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Amira Kadal As- pers at Deputy PAGE 6 incidents and polling boycott on their pages/accounts. team of army’s 22 RR and SOG fol- lowing a specific information raided at General bus stand in Sopore. During the raid the forces ap- Grenade at rally prehended a militant of Hizbul- Why Is US Watching Kashmir Elections Keenly Mujahideen outfit along with a Make Facts Public: PDP pistol, they said. WASHINGTON: American of- confrontation. Pakistani visitors masking of ISI-fronted Kashmiri bly begins Nov. 25 and political who left the Congress Party say- Sources identified the militant as Ai- ficials are keenly watching the never fail to whip up exactly American Council and ISI-funded dynamics are fluid to pin down. ing he was disillusioned. Renzu, Kulgam: People’s Democratic Party candidate for jaz Ahmad Mir of Kreeri, Pattan. (GNS) political drama unfolding in those sentiments among Ameri- Ghulam Nabi Fai in 2011 - has Only two things are sure: that a bureaucrat who helped re- Noorabad Constituency Abdul Majid Paddar Saturday Jammu and Kashmir, where cans with exaggerated accounts taken a heavy toll on the credibil- the BJP won't join the Congress build damaged shrines and big urged upon police and army to make the facts about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's of alleged Indian army excesses ity of Pakistani claims. in a coalition and that the two bridges when he was in gov- the the incident public. Two persons reportedly at- party is running to claim the and the desire among Kashmiris US officials can see that the main regional rivals, the Nation- ernment, is popular among the tacked the rally led by him in Gandwani Noorabad coveted prize of winning India's for "azadi." BJP is looming large on Kash- al Conference and the PDP won't people. with a grenade on Friday. only Muslim-majority state.