Jammu:
The Jammu and Kashmir assembly witnessed an uproar Saturday over
calls to denounce Pakistan parliament's support to Afzal Guru.
The demand to pass a resolution against Pakistan was made by the
members of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and Jammu and Kashmir
National Panthers Party (JKNPP).
Speaker Mubarak Gul, however, did not entertain the plea, saying
the matter has already been discussed and debated by the Indian
parliament, hence the state Assembly need not pass such
resolution.
Agitated members of the BJP and JKNPP staged a walk out.
JKNPP legislature party leader Harsh Dev Singh criticised the
government's attitude on the issue.
He said the Omar Abdullah government was adopting "double
standards" as the government discussed Afzal Guru's hanging but
denied the permission to pass a resolution against Pakistan in
national interest.
India had hit back at Pakistan Friday after it denounced Afzal
Guru's execution a day earlier, with parliament passing a
resolution against Islamabad and the government axing a bilateral
hockey series.
Rejecting the interfere by Pakistan in India's internal affairs,
parliament said it should "desist from acts of support for
extremists and terrorists".
While consensual sex is itself a social evil, lowering the age
limit for sex outside marriage will prove detrimental for social
values and India's family structure, said Nusrat Ali of Jamaat
Islami Hindi.
The
government Friday put on hold a controversial notification making
proficiency in English a requirement for aspirants of the Indian
Administrative Service (IAS) as most Lok Sabha members opposed it.
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In an
unprecedented move, India Friday put airports across the country
on alert to prevent Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini from
leaving the country as per the apex court's orders. The government »
The Bharatiya Janata Party, generally perceived to enjoy large
support in urban areas, lost heavily in the March 7 polls for the
207 urban local bodies (ULBs). The BJP's performance this time,
when it is in power for the »
Petrol
prices have been cut by Rs.2 per litre effective midnight Friday,
state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) announced. The prices of the
fuel effective March 16 will be Rs.68.34 in Delhi,
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Delhi Chief
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