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COVER STORY ► BJP on Revival Spree

By capturing some Lok Sabha seats in Bihar and by winning most of the Mayoral elections in UP, BJP seems to be on a revival spree. At this stage unanimous election of Ashok Khajuria as BJP President for J&K state assumes much significance particularly when the State will go for Assembly polls during his tenure. There were many candidates in the fray for the coveted post, but due to timely intervention of the party high command all of them withdrew making it possible to declare the elections as uncontested. “I was a serious candi-date for President post, but the party high command asked me not to fill the nomination form, and I obeyed like a disciplined soldier”, says former Mayor, Kavinder Gupta.

A postgraduate of Jammu University, Ashok Khajuria has a rich political background. Before becoming the State President, he had the experience of being an elected Corporator and an elected Legislator. He has also held important organizational positions including State Secretary ship, State General Secretary ship and State Vice President ship. During emergency and other agitations, he remained jailed for a couple of years. His plus point is that he has good links in the State administration, which he can use for spreading party base. BJP in Jammu and Kashmir has been a popular party ever since it was called Praja Parishad. With nationalist outlook all nation loving people have an emotional attachment for this party though its image has been of a communal party. “BJP is not against Muslims. We are against anti-nationals whether they are Hindus or Muslims. It is a propaganda against us unleashed by Congress and this is the reason that BJP has failed to enter Kashmir and other Muslim dominated areas of Jammu though we have strong pockets in Doda and Rajouri districts where Gujjars and Muslims …..FULL STORY

J&K CONGRESS

Successful Rallies that Failed
In the month of November, two big rallies were organized by the State Congress one at Jammu to pay homage to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her Birth anniversary... MORE

EXCLUSIVE

Save Dal But Don’t Destroy the System

Ours must be the only place in the world where the highest court of law ordered felling of four hundred thousand trees and all jumped on the bandwagon and gleefully called... MORE

CURRENT EVENT

Lie Spitting Guns

There was a scuffle between Shivsena and the supporters of Tehreek-e- Hurriyat chief Sayed Ali Shah Gilani when the later was addressing a Press conference in Jammu asking... MORE

TOURISM HERITAGE

Temple Ruins Around Kailash Kund

On the South West of Kailash Kund, on a peak is situated the first temple of Goddess Cha-ndi, which is considered as a destroyer of all evils. In the temple yard a large Havan Kund …MORE

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Kashmir First

Lot of debate is going on in the political circle of Kashmir regarding the “self rule”. PDP patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, went all the way to New York to explain his party’s …MORE

HEALTH

Dental caries and its prevention by fluorides

Teeth and their supporting structures form an important part of our body. Teeth help in chewing of food to finer particles so that it could be easily swallowed, help in… MORE

SPORTS

Sports in Kashmir a sorry tale

When will our Kashmir produce the likes of Brain Lara, Ronaldinho, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Suhail Abbas, and Micheal Jordon? This may tantamount to stretching my tongue…MORE