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| Jan Sangh founder was illegally detained, murdered in Kashmir: Amit Shah | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 23: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the founder of Bharatiya Jan Sangh Dr. Shayma Parshad Mookherjee was illegally arrested and murdered in Srinagar jail.
Paying tributes to the founder of Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS), Dr Shayma Prassad Mookherjee on his death anniversary, Shah said that Dr. Mukherjee was illegally arrested in 1953 for entering into J&K without a permit.
Amit Shah was addressing a rally at Jammu.
Dr. Mookerjee, founder of the Jana Sangh, and the forerunner of the BJP passed away in a prison cell in Jammu and Kashmir after he was detained for forcibly entering the state, defying the then law making it mandatory for an Indian to furnish a permit to enter Kashmir.
More than five decades after its founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee gave the clarion call for not allowing two Constitutions, two Prime Ministers and two flags in one nation, in reference to Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party has ticked that box.
“It was ironic that a former Union Minister was arrested for entering one of the states of India withou... | |
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| Opposition’s unity can’t defeat Modi, BJP will win 300 plus seats in 2024: Amit Shah | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 23: Taking a jibe at the Patna unity meet of the opposition parties, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said they (opposition) cannot defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the Bhartiya Janata Party will win 300 plus seats in 2024 Lok Sabha poll to form the government.
“A photo session is going on today in Patna,” Shah took a jibe addressing a public rally organised on the occasion of ‘Balidan Diwas’ of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee here.
Shah is on two-day visit of Jammu and Kashmir.
“All opposition parties are joining hands to defeat Modi but, I want to tell them that you will not stay united and even if they do, cannot defeat Modi,” said Shah.
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| | | | ‘Successful G20 meet proved peace prevails in Kashmir’ | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 23: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was peaceful now and the successful hosting of a G20 meeting in Srinagar proved it.
Inaugurating or laying foundation stones of various development projects in Kashmir Valley, Shah said that development funds used to go into the pockets of a few earlier but now all those deserving are getting the fruits of development.
He said that when it was decided to hold a meeting of the G20 in Srinagar, many people offered various comments and some, including former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, made various predictions.
“But all these predictions were proved wrong as the G20 me... | |
| | | | Shah offers prayers at Tirupati Balaji temple | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 23: Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday offered prayers at Tirupati Balaji temple in Jammu district with Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.
The temple located in Majeen area of Jammu district was inaugurated virtually by Amit Shah on June 8. It has been built on 62 acres of land at an estimated cost of ₹ 25 crore.
As part of his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Shah on Friday afternoon inaugurated and laid foundation stones for various projects in Samba district. He laid the foundation stone of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) and handed over the Golden Health card to beneficiaries.
The Union Minister also addressed a public meeting in Jammu and... | |
| | | | Sensing trouble, Dr Abdullah skips Panta meet, sends son instead | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 23: Seemingly apprehending trouble in the multi-crore cricket scam, former Chief Minister and Member Parliament, Dr Farooq Abdullah skipped the opposition meeting in Patna on June 23 as he send his son and successor Omar Abdullah instead.
On Friday, the opposition meeting in the Bihar capital, from the side of the National Conference, was attended by Omar Abdullah, who reached the venue holding his suitcase in his hand.
In the last few months otherwise, Dr Abdullah, who is also the party president had been attending all the national level meetings including those called by the central government or by the opposition parties.
However, for the Patna meeti... | |
| | | | Infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara, 4 terrorists killed | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 23: Security forces foiled an infiltration bid and shot dead four unidentified terrorists close to the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said on Friday.
The infiltration bid was foiled on a day when Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Police said the fresh infiltration bid was foiled in Kala jungle of Machil sector.
“In a joint operation, Army and Police have killed four terrorists in Kala Jungle of Machhal sector in Kupwara who were trying to infiltrate to our side from POJK,” a police tweet said.
The identity and the group affiliation of the slain could not be established immediate... | |
| | | | Srinagar records 35-degree temperature, hottest June in 18 years | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 23: Like other parts of the country, the summer capital of J&K, Srinagar is already sizzling under the scorching sun, having recorded the hottest day of the season at 35°C degrees. This is the hottest June day in 18 years, matching the previous record.
The maximum temperature in Srinagar was 5.8°C above normal temperature on Friday. But this is not the hottest temperature recorded in Srinagar as the mercury had touched 36.5°C on June 24, 2005. The highest temperature ever recorded in June occurred on June 29, 1978, with a reading of 37.8°C.
In the wake of this reading, the MeT issued a yellow warning for an “isolated heatwave” in Kashmir. The minimum temp... | |
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