TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 (PAGE 6) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU From page 1 Parl rocked by Mufti’s Mufti stands by statement, says people have faith in vote PDP, BJP bag four seats; NC gets two in MLC elections “They want to make moun- remains, and the party promises jails in Delhi — as Farooq used they too couldn't help the PDP NC in today's elections, the Ashraf Mir. remarks; Govt distances tain out of a mole hill. The pos- to follow vigorously for the to say.. I am sorry to say, my won second seat of Kashmir as PDP-BJP have won nine and Rana and Laram had little he has spoken to the Prime Responding to the attack, itive things that I spoke about return of the mortal remains,” father is not used to that lan- Bhat fell short by one vote. NC two seats in the total seats over four years term left, Minister in this regard and Minister of State for yesterday were not highlighted, the PDP statement said. guage,” she said. The 59 votes polled by of 11 for which election was to which Tak and Sofi Yusuf will was making the statement with Parliamentary Affairs but more focus was on what The legislators who signed Calling her father a “man PDP-BJP included 28 of PDP, be held. However, five candi- get while Ashraf Mir had over his knowledge and consent. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Mufti said. the statement are Mohammad advocating reconciliation and 25 BJP, two People's dates of PDP and BJP (three two years term left, which Later he also made it clear the credit for peaceful con- “Mufti said that the demo- Khalil Bandh, Zahoor Ahmed resolution”, Mehbooba hit out at Conference, two Independent and two respectively) had been Reshi will get, sources said. that Sayeed had not spoken duct of Lok Sabha elections cratic right that Kashmir has Mir, Raja Manzoor Ahmad, Congress for raising the pitch candidates Pawan Gupta elected unopposed and, there- As the victory of these five about this statement with the in May last year and then got in the Constitution of Mohammad Abbas Wani, Yawar over the issue. (Udhampur) and Syed Bakir fore, no election was held on candidates was certain even in Prime Minister. the Assembly polls “goes to India and the strength that Dilawar Mir, Advocate Mohd They (Congress) have noth- Hussain Rizvi (Zanskar). five seats. case of contest, the NC- “For the smooth conduct of the wonderful people of democratic institutions have Yosuf, Aijaz Ahmad Mir and ing to do now and they are Gupta was yesterday inducted Five candidates, who had Congress alliance had pre- polls, I congratulate the peo- Jammu and Kashmir, Leh got, it is because of the voter Noor Mohd Sheikh. becoming irrelevant day in and as Minister of State and two been elected unopposed were ferred not to field candidates ple of J&K. I credit the EC, and Kargil, the Election slip, that they have recog- “PDP has always maintained day out, she said. nominated women MLAs. Chering Dorjey (Leh) and Sofi against them unlike February 7 the Army and personnel of Commission and security nized,” he explained. that late Afzal Guru’s hanging Reiterating her stance, the However, going by the Yusuf (Kashmir), both BJP, Rajya Sabha elections on paramilitary forces...The peo- forces.” “Everything they have tried. was travesty of justice and con- PDP leader said that the process statement of Engineer Inayat Ali (Kargil), Firdous which the two parties (NC- ple have to be credited for the The enthusiastic participa- They (forces across the border) stitutional requirements and of de-escalation to certain extent Rashid, one of the PDP-BJP's Tak (Jammu) and Yasir Reshi Congress) had put up candi- large voter turnout,” Singh tion of the people in these recognized the institution of process was not followed in started from Hurriyat and allies seems to have cross- (Kashmir), all PDP. Dorjey dates even on the seats consid- said. elections as well as the securi- democracy. What I said, I stand hanging him out of turn,” the Pakistan in these elections, voted for NC candidate was yesterday inducted as the ered safe for PDP and BJP. In Rajya Sabha, Congress ty forces and the poll panel by it,” he said. statement said. which cannot be denied. Qaiser Jamsheed Lone as Minister of State in the The elections for eight member Shantaram Naik “are responsible for the peace- Earlier, the PDP stoked fresh “The way he was picked up Apart from giving credit to Rashid told the Excelsior that Government. biennial vacancies were held as termed Sayeed’s statement ful conduct of elections. We controversy by demanding from from serial no.28 and singled the people of the State, we have he did vote for PDP after Dorjey and Inayat Ali will an equal number of MLCs are “anti-national”. congratulate them”, he said. the BJP-led NDA Government out has been condemned by always appreciated security receiving a written assurance get full term of six years as completing their term between He said “this statement is Opposing Jammu and the return of the mortal remains PDP and it stands by the forces and police, she added. that the PDP would pursue they have been elected against March 9 and 16. They are with the Centre for the regular vacancies (biennial cat- Ajatshatru Singh (NC now bordering anti-national... this is Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti of Parliament attack convict demand for return of his mortal “Our agenda of alliance return of mortal remains of egory) to the Legislative BJP), BR Kundal (Congress), violative of oath of office as he Mohammad Sayeed’s state- Afzal Guru, who was hanged on remains...,” it said. [with the Bharatiya Janata Afzal Guru. Council. However, Sofi Yusuf Syed Asgar Ali (PDP) and is showing allegiance to forces ment crediting Pakistan and February 9, 2013 during the “We believe that the resolu- Party] has clearly listed how “It is their (the PDP's) and Firdous Tak will get four Khalid Najib Suhrawardhy which are anti-national”. Hurriyat for the smooth con- tenure of UPA-II headed by then tion brought by Independent peace can be achieved in Jammu headache to see who didn't years term while Reshi will get (NC), all four in Jammu The people of Jammu & duct of Assembly elections in Prime Minister Dr Manmohan MLA Rashid Ahmed to seek and Kashmir, with whom we vote for them. I publicly two years term as they were province, Narboo Gialchan Kashmir, Election the State, BSP supremo Singh. clemency for late Afzal Guru can engage and hold dialogues announced and voted for the elected against by-election (Congress), a seat reserved for Commission and security Mayawati today said the cred- The fresh controversy came was justified and should have and how we can bring forward PDP just I had done for vacancies under which only Ladakh tehsil of Kashmir forces made the elections pos- it should go to the Election just on second day of PDP-BJP been adopted by the House at (former Prime Minister Atal Ghulam Nabi Azad in the remaining term of the candi- province, Aga Syed Ahmad sible and Sayeed did not give Commission. coalition Government. that time,” the joint statement Bihari Vajpayee’s) agenda for Rajya Sabha elections,'' Rashid dates, whose election to the Rizvi (NC), a seat reserved for credit to them, he said. “It (smooth conduct of said. peace,” Mehbooba said. Eight PDP legislators said giving new twist to voting Assembly caused the vacancy, Kargil tehsil of Kashmir Among the 24 Ministers polls) was because of the issued a statement in this In 2011, the resolution seek- “Mufti saab considers the sworn-in, brother of one of Election Commission and as NC candidate Qaiser is given to the candidates. province, Vijay Bakaya (NC) regard and handed it over to ing clemency for Guru could not entire populace of the State. Jamsheed Lone got 30 votes Sofi Yusuf has been elect- and Syed Mohammad Rafiq them is in Hurriyat and has a Chief Election Commissioner Independent MLA from be taken up in the Jammu and There is no need to put people in Pakistani wife, he said. which had a major role in con- (15 of NC, 12 of Congress and ed against the vacancy caused Shah (NPP now PDP), two Langate Engineer Abdul Kashmir Assembly due to pan- jail, no need to bash each other 3 others). While MY Tarigami by the election of NC leader seats of Kashmir province. He said Modi had during ducting elections sucessfully Rashid, a condition of the demonium in the House. up. Any talks that might occur the election campaign called in Jammu and Kashmir,” and Hakim Yasin openly voted Abdul Majid Bhat Laram to By-election for three seats MLA to vote for the PDP in The resolution became void with separatists must take place for NC, the third vote of the the Assembly while Firdous was necessitated due to elec- for discussion on Article 370 Mayawati told reporters out- today’s Legislative Council as according to rules, any listed within the frameworks of but is now evading it. side Parliament. (PTI) party became a mystery fol- Tak was elected against the tion of an equal number of elections. business that does not come up democracy,” she said. lowing Rashid's denial that he vacancy created due to the MLCs-Devender Singh Rana MHA opposes AFSPA repeal Significantly, the Congress for discussion would lapse. Mehbooba maintained that voted for NC. election of another NC leader and Abdul Majid Bhat Laram MLAs had also given an almost Meanwhile, PDP chief “there were fewer instances of The mystery vote for Qaiser Devender Singh Rana to the (both NC) and Mohammad report has been sent to Cabinet report on June 6, 2005.