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MLA Handwara, Kashmir, J & K

Kashmir
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@sajadlone
Sajad Lone
4 years
Finally 5 days short of a year I have been officially informed that I am a free man. So much has changed. So have I. Jail was not a new experience. Earlier ones were harsh with usual doses of physical torture. But this was psychologically draining. Much to share hopefully soon.
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2 years
It is true that as a society we have time for all discussions. But we don’t have time to accept and confront the challenge of drugs. We don’t even talk about it and pretend it doesn’t exist. And it has acquired pandemic intensity. It is gradually crawling—fatally into the lives
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5 years
I believe there is dire need for the central government to clear what is happening out here. It is strange. We the inhabitants of the land don’t have the remotest idea of what is going to happen.
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6 years
A young child dies in the most unfortunate circumstances. This is pure terror. And the perpetrator will go to hell.
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Sajad Lone
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My gratitude and thanks to the people of Handwara I will always be there to serve you. I can never repay this debt.
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4 years
Eid Mubarak to all.
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5 years
It is imperative that we stay calm. Violence has cost us thousands of lives. If we disagree— there r many ways to express dissent. Nothing is irreversible. And nothing is permanent. Justice will prevail.
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With all humility at my command I accept defeat. And it is time to congratulate Engineer Rashid. I wanted to make a difference. I thought we should be empowered economically , socially and politically to be able to make a difference and be counted. We had suffered a lot in the
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6 years
Killings recorded on camera. One teenager shot and one knifed. This is a horrific phase and while the society is in a slumber, there r white collar killers roaming freely ready to justify murder. Bestial savagery nothing else.
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6 years
A dark day as on this day Kashmiri pandits left. Or let us put it this way. The angel who taught me, the childhood friend, the person I saw everyday at the bus stop the pandit shopkeeper the pandit baker— all gone. Will it ever be the same again?????
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6 months
In memory of my father who was martyred on this day.
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Sajad Lone
2 years
I have received a lot of emails and messages about APTECH which has been blacklisted in other states Given the shoddy track record of past, SSRB better tread with caution. Students need to be heard. U can’t thrust a black listed company on our future.
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4 years
The robber and the robbed. The phoniness. The feigned triumphalism. A day not so far. The robber will take the knee. The robber will come back to return to the robbed what the robber robbed. The robbed will refuse to take what was robbed
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3 years
Five succumb in Sopore attack. 3 civilians and 2 police men. Mr gunmen— Approximately—5 Kashmiri funerals. 5 widows. 10 grieving old parents. A dozen or more orphans. All Kashmiris. So mr gunmen. Really want to know. Whose bloody side r u on.
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Sajad Lone
2 years
Atop my Handwara residence a few hours earlier. The flakey, white snow so magnificently descended from the depths of the dark skies.
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3 years
Heartfelt thanks to Holy Family Hospital. My wife was admitted there for 10 days with baddest covid. In these times of adversity it is these islands of hope that keep us going. The staff and doctors at the Holy Family Hospital are outstanding. Who refuse to surrender to COVID.
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4 years
A very satisfying day. We firmly believe that a collective mechanism is the only way out. It is no longer about power. It is about a struggle to get back what rightfully belongs to us. Thanks Dr Farooq sahib Mehbooba Ji and Tarigami sahib.
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6 years
Apple will be the symbol of JKPC. A symbol of economic power. My thanks to Mr Abbas Wani ex MLA Gulmarg. He conceptualised Apple as our party symbol. His idea that our symbol should signify economic power.
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My thanks to those lakhs of voters of Baramulla Parliamentary constituency who marched to the polling stations to exercise their franchise. My special thanks to all those who voted for our party. And in all humility, May I submit, we have sighted victory. We will Inshallah
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2 years
At Piccadilly Circus with Emad and Adnan. The Ramadan Lighting looks fabulous in the backdrop. It is actually a momentous event to have this festive lights in Piccadilly Circus. The United Kingdom has evolved as truly multicultural society.
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2 years
With my young friend Master Saad Bandey at my Handwara residence.
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6 years
Question to Omar Abdullah asked in the Kralpora rally. After 2014 assembly election results. — with which national party president was he closeted for 2 hours pleading for support. If he doesn’t answer by Tmrow. We will make the answer public in the Handwara rally tmrow.
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Sajad Lone
9 months
After a long time have actually liked a photo of mine.
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Sajad Lone
5 months
I will be away for a few days. Taking a break to step back, pause and reflect. Winning and losing is part of life. A setback, Yes, but should it allow us to lose sight of our larger goal - the empowerment of our people, their dignity, development and making their voices heard
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Sajad Lone
6 years
At the Dargah of Gareeb Nawaz Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti (RA) Ajmer
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Sajad Lone
24 days
One pm onwards I will be at my Handwara residence. This for all those who wanted to come and meet me. 👍👍👍
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2 years
Heavenly reminder if the good old days
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I personally fully support restoring academic session to examinations in November. Apart from the weather variables it gives our students academic head start. Most of the admissions are June onwards. Our students would get 6 extra months to prepare for entrance examinations and
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4 years
The encounter in Shopian is yet again an ugly reminder of the fake nature of claims made by security forces. This is the result of a culture of impunity. The tolerance for such incidents in the rest of the country is scary. Not a word has been uttered.
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Sajad Lone
3 years
Woke up to a lovely morning in Srinagar only to find out on Twitter that I am in Delhi.
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Sajad Lone
6 years
I welcome @imranrezaansari into the @JKPC_ family. It is an emotional homecoming. Late Molvi Ifthikar sahib was one of the founding members’ if PC along with my late father. Molvi Imran sahib is a mass leader and will be a leading light in the caravan of change.
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4 years
Sopore incident just doesn’t add up. They have done a bad job even at inventing a story. The guilty need to be punished.
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5 years
I thank all those who came out and voted. Win and loss r two sides of the same coin. M happy that PC is the second highest vote getter in the valley.
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9 months
View from my bedroom window at my Handwara Home. So serene. So peaceful. As if laid to sleep. White all the way.
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4 years
Ah. Mr Kejriwal to be disempowered. What u supported me Kejriwal was people-less J&K. Now u will hopefully be an ornamental piece of decorative item in the Delhi government. The same way u supported people of J and K to b ornamental pieces.
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Sajad Lone
6 years
Don't worry Junaid. For those of us who have studied in the West and stayed there - these are absolutely normal in social context. Abnormal people will find anything normal, abnormal.
@Junaid_Mattu
Junaid Azim Mattu
6 years
Since people have the time to mine facebook for FIFTEEN YEAR old pictures of my college life in Michigan - let me play along and share the same pictures. My batchmates for 5 years - friends for life - all accomplished individuals succeeding all around the world today! Hi guys! :)
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2 years
Reliving old times. Has been ages since I travelled in the good old Auto Rickshaw in Delhi
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3 years
Wishing all a happy Eid.
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1 month
Thank you Kralpora. My father’s land
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Sajad Lone
11 months
23 years already! Replete with the proverbial ups and downs, yet with time we evolved to complement each other. From encouraging me to discover my academic abilities to me enabling her to follow her own dreams it became a partnership of enrichment and stability. God Bless U Asma.
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6 years
Omar Abdullah thinks he has won Baramulla seat. He has either discovered a sense of humour or lost total touch with the ground. PC has won and won with dignity based on truthfulness not falsehood.
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6 years
Railway line a reality and now parties who call us agents of Delhi want to take credit for it. Hilarious.
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2 years
Strongly condemn the use of force against students protesting APTECH. Using force against students shows how alienated the administration is. Who would order use of force against young students. Have some shame. U would probably have children at home, of same age group
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6 years
If @MehboobaMufti feels slighted y doesn’t she go to court. Let her approach thecourt and hopefully get an order to revive assembly—- and we hopefully will prove we have the numbers, on the floor of the assembly.
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6 years
Gov seems to be on an arrest spree. Just a word of caution. Large scale arrests took place in 1990. Leaders were ferried to Jodhpur and many jails across the country. Things worsened. This is a tried tested and failed model. Please desist from it. It won’t work.Things will worsen
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2 years
Heartfelt condolences to @narendramodi ji on the demise of his mother, Smt Heeraben Modi. May she rest in eternal peace.
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9 months
‘“DIGNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ‘“
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Sajad Lone
4 years
Sadness and emptiness billow amongst the vast swathes of helplessness and hopelessness. It is faceless. The newness is eerie and scary. The trees, the birds, the gaiety of summer seem all caged. What a sad day. What a sad reminder.
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6 years
The core group of @JKPC_ met and decided to field Mr Irfan Raza Ansari as it Parliamentary candidate from Srinagar Parliamentary constituency for the 2019 General elections. I wish him the best of luck. And hope that he will make a brilliant young parliamentarian. Time for change
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Sajad Lone
6 years
Yes, even I think both of you need each other.
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Sajad Lone
2 years
Will be away in the UK and the US for about three weeks. Have pressing family engagements, which need my presence. In my absence the dynamic @JKPC_ leadership will take care of all matters pertaining to party and party workers. Best wishes.
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6 years
There seems to be a vicious strategy to specifically target the @JmuKmrPolice . Four policemen were martyred yesterday. The wailing sobs of the kin of these martyrs are heartbreaking as we move on in a journey of self destruction creating an army of orphans.
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Mourning the supreme martyrdom of Shaheed Syed Hassan Nasrallah. May Allah (SWT) bless his soul & grant us strength to carry forward his legacy against oppressors. #HassanNasrallah #MartyrOfTruth
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6 years
One of the greatest leaders’ of the country passes away. Atalji stood out distinctively. I remember the great man was the Prime Minister when my father was killed. He called me up that very evening and rendered an advice which I always adhered to. RIP
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2 years
Strongly condemn the killing of Rahul. It is difficult to read the minds of these psychopaths who indulge in such killings. Yet another family is added to the list of victims of violence. May the departed soul rest in peace.
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6 years
Condemn in strongest terms the death in police custody in Srinagar. This is what the sanctity of human life has been reduced to in Kashmir. My thoughts r with the family of the deceased.
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We have sent a letter to His Excellency the Governor staking our claim to form the government. Fax not working. We ha e whatsapped it to the PA to his excellency. @jandkgovernor
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Y has Jamaat been banned. Jamaat is a social political and religious organisation. In a vibrant democracy ideas have to be fought not banned. This organisation has given us illustrious leaders and legislators. How can they b banned. I strongly pitch for revocation of the ban.
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My heartfelt thanks to the people of North Kashmir.
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6 years
Was just thinking. A way forward towards peace would be to revert back to good old days. Just DD and PTV. There certainly will b some respite.
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And now off to Delhi to meet his masters. What thuggery people have gone through.
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6 years
At Handwara. Thanks PC Handwara
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To Mr Money bags who incidentally lost his own seat. You financed vote purchase operations in Handwara and Langet. And became the pimp in chief in organising meetings and strategising — how to purchase. How to cross vote. Pimping comes naturally to your character. How
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4 years
What a sorry state of affairs. Dr Farooq sahib summoned by ED. Reeks of vendetta. Contrary to what they want to coercively achieve this will certainly have the opposite impact.
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Congrats people of district kupwara. Great news. Medical college at Handwara
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5 years
Nazir Ahmed Khan of Halmatpora Kupwara scales Mount Everest. He makes us all feel proud. Best wishes.
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My thanks to all those who voted for @JKPCOfficial . What a fight people of Pattan put up. And our hero @imranrezaansari was fighting the axis of evil where all the forces converged and conspired against him. 👍👍👍 My special thanks to people of Langate constituency, who
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This day we remember Lone sahib and Mirwaiz sahib, martyred for standing up for their people and calling a spade a spade. They sacrificed their lives. Their legacy shines and lives on. The cowardly killers consigned to the long queue waiting for their journey to hell.
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6 years
The two dynasts’ made fun of me on twitter. Made a lovely skeleton of me. Now that one is poaching the other. Wonder- amongst the dynasts’ who is sketching whose skeleton.
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Meet Faizan Malik. On campaign trail young Faizan walked up to me, hugged me and unstrapped his white coloured watch and meekly expressed his desire to gift the watch to me. I tried to dissuade him but he was unrelenting in his desire. The best gift I have ever received.
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I saw this clip on the social media. It is an old interview. And yes. I liked it. And hence reposted it. What I said is the unadulterated truth.
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Statehood is my right, it’s not something like of a charity. @sajadlone
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Yet again gunmen attack a non combatant. This gun is a curse. Just ponder. Since the day this menace came into Kashmir. What have we seen. In a nut shell total disempowerment of the Kashmiri. Dear gunmen. Can u please go back where u came from. We have had enough.
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If I could draw your kind attention to an article in the @IndianExpress pertaining to big names who lost and who won in J and K. I fought from two places. I won from Handwara and lost from Kupwara. You have a great journalist here who incidentally sounds more like the
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5 years
Eid Mubarak. May the blessings of this auspicious occasion fill our lives with Hope, Love, Happiness and contentment.
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It is a momentous day for the people of J and K. After more than five years, popular rule is being restored. We need to remember though that the last assembly was the most empowered assembly in the country. And today it is probably among the most disempowered. Let us hope we
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6 years
Congrats to all those who passed their matriculation exams. And for those who didn’t make it. Success is a function of failure. We all fail at some stages only to succeed eventually.
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Detained yet again. first detained in Delhi. Then in Sringar in 1990. Those detention centres were very harsh. Our workers r being sought by the police. My prayers with them. And hope they stay calm.
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Wow. Nostalgic. Once upon a time. Went to c a movie in a cinema hall in Kashmir after 35 years. Amazing place Vikas Dhar has made Great place for outing. And Drisham 2 is as unpredictable as the first one. Full suspense.
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2 years
Remembering my father Abdul Gani Lone Every year as 21st May approaches I start trembling. Those painful moments/memories— of a family receiving the Bullet ridden body of their loved one. Those moments of helplessness follow you all your life.
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Congrats and best wishes.
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4 years
Sad news. Advocate Babar Qadri assassinated. One more Kashmiri falls to bullets. Yet another victim of conflict. My thoughts with the family.
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6 years
Conspiracy theorists won’t and won’t shut up. My principle in the aftermath of my father’s death is simple and clear. Those who propagate theories and conspiracies are a part of the murder. Shielding the murderer is murder. How else u define murder.
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6 years
Omar Abdullah says will repeal PSA if Nc elected with majority. This Act was introduced by Sheikh sahib in 1975. Initially meant for timber smugglers. Was misused. From 1975 to 1989 NC was in power. NC introduced it misused it and now wants votes to repeal it.
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Thanks to my very own people and my very own land. Zone Kralpora. My Native Village Dard Harrai.
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She deserves an internship. Really does.
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How lovely she is a natural #Kashmir
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6 years
The summoning of Mirwaiz to Delhi is yet again a blunder. The Mirwaiz is a religious institution and a part of our heritage and history. Trying to literally drag him to delhi inflicts pain to his lakhs of followers.
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I remember in the nineties. These elitist white collared Azadi rhetoricians — when asked to provide hideout to azadi fugitives would freak out and say— we have children at home. Oh God I know u so well. Hypocrites. Bacha log in the west poor man will face the test.
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6 years
Welcome the creation of separate division for Ladakh. Puts an end to their miseries. Equally important is the demand for separate divisions for Peer Panchal and Chenab. Smaller divisions will improve governance. And it will b a great relief for the inhabitants.
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4 years
The ED action against Dr Farooq Sahib seems unambiguously coercive. The timing as conspicuous. Government should understand that in the context of the hard policy that they r pursuing the dividing line between law of the land and vendetta has vanished.
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6 years
Thanks North Kashmir. U have reposed trust in us and we will not let u down. With all humility at our command we thank u once again.
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6 months
Dear @OmarAbdullah In this video you say that Sajad Lone openly said “I am BJP, I am BJP”, in Kupwara. Can you send me the clip, the venue, date and time when I said it. I will apologise. If you can’t — will you apologise. If you do neither then u r THE ETERNAL TARBAAZ.
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#WATCH // #KNSUpdate I am Contesting from North Kashmir because @sajadlone Challenged me, had @parawahid Challenged me before Sajad Lone i would have contested from Central Kashmir. Those having apple, Bat and pen-inkpot in their hands are being supported by BJP, they are
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The PAGD has unanimously decided to fight the DDC elections unitedly. Despite the abruptness of the DDC elections in terms of timing it is important that this sacred space in democracy is not allowed to be invaded n marauded by divisive forces.
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For all the panic and scare it has turned out to be a good day. Laid back, luxurious lazing. Murphy’s law says- anything that can go wrong will go wrong— cheer up— anything that is all set to go wrong will never go wrong. So let go. And have a nice day.
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