"Farooq Abdullah"

#4669848

13 July 2019

Main stream party member and chairman Farooq Abdullah lay flowers on the graves at martyrs graveyard in Srinagar, Indian Administered Kashmir on 13 July 2019. July 13th is observed as Martyrs' Day to pay homage to the 22 civilians killed in firing by Dogra Army outside Srinagar Central Jail in 1931. Restrictions were placed throughout the valley to thwart any protests and to bar Pro-Freedom camp to visit the Graveyard.

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#4669832

13 July 2019

National Conference (a pro India party) chairman (C) Dr Farooq Abdullah paying floral tributes at the graves in old Srinagar on the eve of Martyrs Day on July 13, 2019.Authorities imposed restrictions in old city Srinagar to prevent protests on Martyrs Day after Kashmiri separatists had called for a complete shutdown across Kashmir.On July 13, 1931, as many 22 Kashmiri people were killed in firing by autocratic Hindu Maharaja Hari Singh's Army outside Srinagar's central jail in a bid to put down an uprising against the oppression.

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#4669834

13 July 2019

National Conference (a pro India party) chairman Dr Farooq Abdullah address people in old Srinagar on the eve of Martyrs Day on July 13, 2019.Authorities imposed restrictions in old city Srinagar to prevent protests on Martyrs Day after Kashmiri separatists had called for a complete shutdown across Kashmir.On July 13, 1931, as many 22 Kashmiri people were killed in firing by autocratic Hindu Maharaja Hari Singh's Army outside Srinagar's central jail in a bid to put down an uprising against the oppression.

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#4669836

13 July 2019

National Conference (a pro India party) chairman (C) Dr Farooq Abdullah leaving the venue in old Srinagar on the eve of Martyrs Day on July 13, 2019.Authorities imposed restrictions in old city Srinagar to prevent protests on Martyrs Day after Kashmiri separatists had called for a complete shutdown across Kashmir.On July 13, 1931, as many 22 Kashmiri people were killed in firing by autocratic Hindu Maharaja Hari Singh's Army outside Srinagar's central jail in a bid to put down an uprising against the oppression.

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15 April 2019

National Conference party president Farooq Abdullah, right and his son and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah talks during election campaign rally in Srinagar, Indian Administered Kashmir on 15 April 2019. The three districts Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal is scheduled to go for polls on April 18 in the second phase elections.

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20 January 2019

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Welcome to National Conference president Farooq Abdullah during a rally attended by leaders from major Indian opposition parties in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. The rally has been attended by the leaders of twenty-two national and regional parties who oppose the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.

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#3676260

19 January 2019

Indian Actor and MP , BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah exchanges greetings and look on Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy during a rally attended by leaders from major Indian opposition parties in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. The rally has been attended by the leaders of twenty-two national and regional parties who oppose the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.

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#3675722

19 January 2019

Former India Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda along Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and look on Farooq Abdullah during The mega rally, convened by Chief of AITMC political Party and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leadership for showcasing a united stand against the centre's ruling BJP in the coming general elections, is being billed as the biggest in the venue both in terms of the prospective huge crowd and large gathering of parties and leaders from across the country. On January 19,2019 in Kolkata,India.

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#3588186

30 December 2018

Media waiting..K. Chandrashekar Rao Chief Minister of Telangana and Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal after the meeting jointly press conferences at the state Secretariat office Nabanna ,Howrah District on December 24,2018 in West Bengal,India. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening to take forward their discussion on the formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front.Telangana Chief Minister came to Kolkata. KCR, as Mr Rao is known among his supporters, came to Kolkata this morning after meeting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The Trinamool Congress of Ms Banerjee, who, sources say, is interested in forming a pan-India alliance of regional parties to have more leverage in bargaining with the Congress. "Mamata Banerjee is a seven-time MP, two-term Chief Minister, three-time cabinet minister. With 40 years of accomplishments, courage, all this is but natural... Everyone wants to listen to her, share their thoughts with her," said senior Trinamool lawmaker Derek O'Brien. "Looking at 2019, don't be surprised," he added. Ms Banerjee -- a vocal supporter of a larger role for regional parties on the national stage - has been one of the earliest proponents of a combined opposition front to take on the BJP in next year's national elections. Since last year, she has met a string of opposition leaders including Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. On Friday, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah met her in Kolkata. In August, Ms Banerjee had met a number of opposition leaders during a visit to Delhi.

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#3588188

30 December 2018

K. Chandrashekar Rao Chief Minister of Telangana and Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal after the meeting jointly press conferences at the state Secretariat office Nabanna ,Howrah District on December 24,2018 in West Bengal,India. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening to take forward their discussion on the formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front.Telangana Chief Minister came to Kolkata. KCR, as Mr Rao is known among his supporters, came to Kolkata this morning after meeting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The Trinamool Congress of Ms Banerjee, who, sources say, is interested in forming a pan-India alliance of regional parties to have more leverage in bargaining with the Congress. "Mamata Banerjee is a seven-time MP, two-term Chief Minister, three-time cabinet minister. With 40 years of accomplishments, courage, all this is but natural... Everyone wants to listen to her, share their thoughts with her," said senior Trinamool lawmaker Derek O'Brien. "Looking at 2019, don't be surprised," he added. Ms Banerjee -- a vocal supporter of a larger role for regional parties on the national stage - has been one of the earliest proponents of a combined opposition front to take on the BJP in next year's national elections. Since last year, she has met a string of opposition leaders including Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. On Friday, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah met her in Kolkata. In August, Ms Banerjee had met a number of opposition leaders during a visit to Delhi.

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#3588190

30 December 2018

K. Chandrashekar Rao Chief Minister of Telangana and Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal after the meeting jointly press conferences at the state Secretariat office Nabanna ,Howrah District on December 24,2018 in West Bengal,India. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening to take forward their discussion on the formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front.Telangana Chief Minister came to Kolkata. KCR, as Mr Rao is known among his supporters, came to Kolkata this morning after meeting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The Trinamool Congress of Ms Banerjee, who, sources say, is interested in forming a pan-India alliance of regional parties to have more leverage in bargaining with the Congress. "Mamata Banerjee is a seven-time MP, two-term Chief Minister, three-time cabinet minister. With 40 years of accomplishments, courage, all this is but natural... Everyone wants to listen to her, share their thoughts with her," said senior Trinamool lawmaker Derek O'Brien. "Looking at 2019, don't be surprised," he added. Ms Banerjee -- a vocal supporter of a larger role for regional parties on the national stage - has been one of the earliest proponents of a combined opposition front to take on the BJP in next year's national elections. Since last year, she has met a string of opposition leaders including Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. On Friday, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah met her in Kolkata. In August, Ms Banerjee had met a number of opposition leaders during a visit to Delhi.

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#3588198

30 December 2018

K. Chandrashekar Rao Chief Minister of Telangana and Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal after the meeting jointly press conferences at the state Secretariat office Nabanna ,Howrah District on December 24,2018 in West Bengal,India. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening to take forward their discussion on the formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front.Telangana Chief Minister came to Kolkata. KCR, as Mr Rao is known among his supporters, came to Kolkata this morning after meeting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The Trinamool Congress of Ms Banerjee, who, sources say, is interested in forming a pan-India alliance of regional parties to have more leverage in bargaining with the Congress. "Mamata Banerjee is a seven-time MP, two-term Chief Minister, three-time cabinet minister. With 40 years of accomplishments, courage, all this is but natural... Everyone wants to listen to her, share their thoughts with her," said senior Trinamool lawmaker Derek O'Brien. "Looking at 2019, don't be surprised," he added. Ms Banerjee -- a vocal supporter of a larger role for regional parties on the national stage - has been one of the earliest proponents of a combined opposition front to take on the BJP in next year's national elections. Since last year, she has met a string of opposition leaders including Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. On Friday, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah met her in Kolkata. In August, Ms Banerjee had met a number of opposition leaders during a visit to Delhi.

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#3588234

30 December 2018

K. Chandrashekar Rao Chief Minister of Telangana and Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal after the meeting jointly press conferences at the state Secretariat office Nabanna ,Howrah District on December 24,2018 in West Bengal,India. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening to take forward their discussion on the formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front.Telangana Chief Minister came to Kolkata. KCR, as Mr Rao is known among his supporters, came to Kolkata this morning after meeting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The Trinamool Congress of Ms Banerjee, who, sources say, is interested in forming a pan-India alliance of regional parties to have more leverage in bargaining with the Congress. "Mamata Banerjee is a seven-time MP, two-term Chief Minister, three-time cabinet minister. With 40 years of accomplishments, courage, all this is but natural... Everyone wants to listen to her, share their thoughts with her," said senior Trinamool lawmaker Derek O'Brien. "Looking at 2019, don't be surprised," he added. Ms Banerjee -- a vocal supporter of a larger role for regional parties on the national stage - has been one of the earliest proponents of a combined opposition front to take on the BJP in next year's national elections. Since last year, she has met a string of opposition leaders including Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. On Friday, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah met her in Kolkata. In August, Ms Banerjee had met a number of opposition leaders during a visit to Delhi.

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#3588244

30 December 2018

K. Chandrashekar Rao Chief Minister of Telangana and Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal after the meeting jointly press conferences at the state Secretariat office Nabanna ,Howrah District on December 24,2018 in West Bengal,India. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening to take forward their discussion on the formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front.Telangana Chief Minister came to Kolkata. KCR, as Mr Rao is known among his supporters, came to Kolkata this morning after meeting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The Trinamool Congress of Ms Banerjee, who, sources say, is interested in forming a pan-India alliance of regional parties to have more leverage in bargaining with the Congress. "Mamata Banerjee is a seven-time MP, two-term Chief Minister, three-time cabinet minister. With 40 years of accomplishments, courage, all this is but natural... Everyone wants to listen to her, share their thoughts with her," said senior Trinamool lawmaker Derek O'Brien. "Looking at 2019, don't be surprised," he added. Ms Banerjee -- a vocal supporter of a larger role for regional parties on the national stage - has been one of the earliest proponents of a combined opposition front to take on the BJP in next year's national elections. Since last year, she has met a string of opposition leaders including Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. On Friday, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah met her in Kolkata. In August, Ms Banerjee had met a number of opposition leaders during a visit to Delhi.

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#3588246

30 December 2018

K. Chandrashekar Rao Chief Minister of Telangana and Mamata Banerjee Chief Minister of West Bengal after the meeting jointly press conferences at the state Secretariat office Nabanna ,Howrah District on December 24,2018 in West Bengal,India. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this evening to take forward their discussion on the formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front.Telangana Chief Minister came to Kolkata. KCR, as Mr Rao is known among his supporters, came to Kolkata this morning after meeting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The Trinamool Congress of Ms Banerjee, who, sources say, is interested in forming a pan-India alliance of regional parties to have more leverage in bargaining with the Congress. "Mamata Banerjee is a seven-time MP, two-term Chief Minister, three-time cabinet minister. With 40 years of accomplishments, courage, all this is but natural... Everyone wants to listen to her, share their thoughts with her," said senior Trinamool lawmaker Derek O'Brien. "Looking at 2019, don't be surprised," he added. Ms Banerjee -- a vocal supporter of a larger role for regional parties on the national stage - has been one of the earliest proponents of a combined opposition front to take on the BJP in next year's national elections. Since last year, she has met a string of opposition leaders including Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. On Friday, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah met her in Kolkata. In August, Ms Banerjee had met a number of opposition leaders during a visit to Delhi.

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#3581260

22 December 2018

India Political party National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah and Sitaram Sharma ,President of Bharat Chamber of Commerce at the Bharat Chamber of Commerce Program on December 21,2018 in Kolkata,india.Abdullah said coming out of the state secretariat. Abdullah, ..

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