Former senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday launched his new political party and named it, the Democratic Azad Party.Azad told the mediapersons here that around 1,500 names were suggested to him in Urdu, Hindi and Sanskrit."The mix of Hindi and...

Apart from Rahul Gandhi's visit to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, there was one political development which was most watched and discussed in Delhi -- the presence of Ghulam Nabi Azad on the same stage as the former Congress president.Rahul Gandhi took Ghulam Nabi...

The former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir affiliated with different political parties including National Conference (NC) Patron Dr. Farooq Abdullah and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday addressed media persons jointly at Abdullah’s Gupkar...

Stating that the wrong policies adopted by the Central Government were responsible for the deteriorating situation in Kashmir valley, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Former Chief Minister Gulam Nabi Azad has said the people in the country and State...

Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha and former Chief Minister of J&K, Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the Congress believed in development and progressive work.The Congress  leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, along with MP candidate from Udhampur-Doda parliamentary...

The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President and Congress Party Candidate for Anantnag Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency G.A. Mir has sought immediate revocation of ban on civilian traffic on Jammu Srinagar National Highway, describing the...

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday defended his party's promise to review the AFSPA.Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "It is there for the last 70 years and will remain so for ever". Referring to the criticism of his party's promise to review AFSPA, the...

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that the anti-Kashmir policies of incumbent government at centre are responsible for pushing the educated youth to join the militant ranks.“It's the failure of BJP that has...

Congress Leader and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday targeted Prime Minister Modi while addressing a rally in Kupwara. Azad said, 'What is the reason that the situation had been cured by 2014, what is the reason that the situation from 2014 to...

Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said that state police had committed “excesses” as some cops whom he termed as “nasoor” had killed innocent people for promotions and rewards.Azad said during his tenure as...

Congress on Saturday said the majority of the people of Jammu & Kashmir want retention of the Article 35-A.Article 35-A is not the issue of any region or religion as majority of the people of three regions – Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh – want the retention...

Expressing concern over reported attacks on Kashmiri students in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, senior Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday appealed people to not push Kashmiris "back into quagmire" by...

Congress veteran and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Monday called for a probe into the Saturday's killings of seven civilians in Jammu and Kashmir and asked security forces to avoid firing on civilians."It's always praiseworthy when...

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Member Parliament, Rajya Sabha met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Azad extended warm greetings to Sh. Malik on his appointment as Governor of J&K.Governor and Sh. Azad held wide ranging discussions regarding...

In an apparent dig at the Narendra Modi government, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said there was "no distance, as it is today" between the government and the opposition in Vajpayee's era.Paying tributes to former Prime Minister Atal...

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said the government has not approached the Congress or other opposition parties yet to build consensus on its choice of name for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha."First of all, the...

Speaking on the work of Narendra Modi government that completed four years on Satutrday, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the Prime Minister failed to keep his promise on national security and let down security forces."Kashmir is a state which was...

Soon after Karnataka Chief Minister B.S Yeddyurappa announced to resign before the floor test on Saturday in the assembly, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad described it as the "victory of democracy".The Congress leader also thanked the MLAs of his...

The Congress plenary on Sunday authorsied party President Rahul Gandhi to constitute the Congress Working Committee (CWC).The proposal was adopted with a consensus by raising of hands.Taking the proposal, party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that in the history...

Accusing the BJP of playing the politics of religion, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said the party had been entering the people's kitchen to see what meat they were eating."They have gone to the kitchens of people or hostels to see what meat...