Aligarh: Former Jammu and Kashmir governor S K Sinha yesterday accused the Indian government of scoring “self goals” in the state but not learning any lessons. Addressing a lecture on “Kashmir: Genesis and Solutions” at Mangalayatan University here, he said he did not favour lifting the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from some parts of Kashmir. He justified his decision to allot 100 acres of land to the Amarnath Shrine Board, an issue that had sparked off widespread streets protests in the Kashmir Valley and counter protests in Jammu region. He admitted that Indian soldiers committed “some violation of human rights” but said the army had taken strict actions against the guilty.
Yeddyurappa hints
at leaving BJP
Bangalore: BJP’s former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, battling a dozen cases of corruption, yesterday indicated leaving the party but would decide on the step only in December. With Bharatiya Janata Party central leaders rejecting his bid to become chief minister again or to be made state party chief, the scandals-scarred Yeddyurappa told reporters here that he felt “suffocated” in the party. He said he was “waiting for an opportune time” to decide his future and would take a decision by December end. Asked why he was waiting so long, Yeddyurappa, who quit July last year over mining bribery charges, said he did not want to rock the Jagadish Shettar government, the third BJP regime in just over four years of is first rule in the state. IANS
