As National Conference (NC) legislators and leaders begin leaving for New Delhi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) have announced they will not participate in the Jantar Mantar protest. The AIP, however, said that Baramulla MP Er Rashid will go barefoot to Parliam»»»

SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah and NC president Farooq Abdullah, along with party MLAs, left for New Delhi Saturday to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar on July 20 for restoration of statehood, even though police permission for the sit-in was yet to come.Omar told TOI that his party was t»»»

The National Conference plans a protest in Delhi for Jammu and Kashmir statehood. Only Congress and CPI(M) will join the demonstration which awaits police permission. PDP and PC demand inclusion of Articles 370 and 35(A) restoration. They also want the release of political prisoners for participati»»»