Darakhshan reacts to Omar's statement

Saluting the Father of the Nation

Darakhshan invites Intelligentsia to come forward

Writers from Goa in Srinagar with Dr Andrabi

Prominent writers of Konkani from Goa during their visit to Srinagar with Dr Darakhshan Andrabi in a House Boat in the Dal Lake. In the picture (from left) we see Mr Walter Menezes, Dr Vrushali S Mandrekar,Mrs Jyoti Kunkolkar, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi, Mr Pundalik Naik, Mr Balachandra Gaonkar, Mr Mukesh Thali and Mr Prakash Paryekar.

Kashmir Ki Aawaaz

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi addressing the audience at Mavlankar Hall, Delhi on 22rd of October, 2010 at a national level seminar Kashmir Ki Aawaaz which was attended by hundreds of representatives of different regions,faiths and classes of J&K in addition to intellectuals, thinkers, journalists, writers, social workers and veteran politicians of different parties.

Challenge to Separatism

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi leading the Protest Sit-In at Rajghat in Delhi on 23rd of October,2010 in reaction to government's appeasement of separatism in J&K organised by FINS, Himalayan Parivar and other organisations. Representatives from all the communities, regions and faiths of Jammu & Kashmir participated in the sit-in. Where addressing to the media persons on the occasion SDP president Dr Darakhshan said that she was happy to see hundreds of representatives from J&K coming out to Delhi to sing her slogan:Hum Hindustan Se Hain, Hindustan Hum Se Hai. Dr Andrabi said that this brave step should be an eye-opener for the central government which is hell bent upon projecting Kashmir as a hub of separatists. She said there is a huge majority of the people of J&K who are true nationalists and it was the need of the hour to shift attention from secessionists to true patriots.

Darakhshan chairs SDP State Executive Meet at Jammu on 28th Sept 2010

Darakhshan Adresses Gujjar & Bakerwal representatives of Jammu and Kashmir at Jammu

"Not Omar but Geelani runs the state government," says Dr Darakhshan

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi,SDP President during her visit to Punjab spoke to Dainik Jagran and boldly commented on some very important issues.

Darakhshan expresses her agony

Adressing press/media

The daily KASHMIR IMAGES,Srinagar 7,2010

Darakhshan reacts to chaotic situation in Kashmir valley

Translating Konkoni fiction into Kashmiri

Darakhshan addresses two press conferences at Jammu

Darakhshan Addresses a Press Conference at Jammu on 30th of March,2010

The daily Mandate, Jammu (March 17,2010)

A report in Monthly Kashmir Insight, Srinagar (March 2010)

Kashmir Uzma, Srinagar

Meeting with Rajnath Singh

A meeting with Bhartiya Janata Party Ex-President Rajnath Singh and Colonel K K Juneja at the residence of Mr Singh discussing the latest security scenario in the state.

Indian Express ( March 7,2010 )

Socialistic Democratic Party president Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today addressed a jam-packed press conference at Press Club, Jammu. She was flanked by newly designated party leaders Rajeev Sharma, Peer Abdul Majid Shah,Haji Nissar Ahmad Khan, Munish Kumar and Gurusagar Singh. In her address to the press and media persons Dr Darakhshan Andrabi spoke on very important issues of utilization and misappropriation of government funds, wastage of time and resources by legislators in Assembly and the worst ever scarcity of food grains in the state. A few excerpts of her address are: "The state of Jammu & Kashmir is facing the worst-ever scarcity of ration, sugar and kerosene oil. Despite government’s tall claims, the people of state in both urban and rural areas are witness to the havoc like situation. More than 40% of the government ration stores are completely empty for the last so many months now. Despite festivals, government failed to fulfill common man’s basic need: supply of food grains throughout the length and breadth of the state. Sugar is nowhere. With the connivance of the government the millers are black-marketing the ration meant for common people. In remote and rural areas, a starvation type of situation has raised. It is quite shameful to see the propagators of e-governance not even bothering to look into the matter. Our rulers never decide on seeing the ground realities but what their ill character political agents and bureaucrats show them on files.

The present National Conference led government is only repeating its old practice of misusing public and government money for nourishing their political interests and letting the common go to dogs. When Omar took the reins of the state in his hands, he publicly apologized for the mistakes done by his party and family in the past and vowed to work differently but is now following his legacy of looting the state and misleading public. Government has failed to utilize huge central grants to the state properly. Much of the assistance has gone waste. The biggest proof lies in the Chief Minister’s statement itself that more than 2700 crores are still to be spent and we have only a few days of the financial year left. Either the government wants to utilize the money on files only or the funds are bound to be misused as per the previous practice. We the people of the state are witness to governments efficiency in utilization of government money at alarmingly very low tortoise speed. It is certain that this money is to go into the pockets of the politicians of the ruling class and the bureaucrats. Accountability is a thing which comes into force in peaceful conditions only. And that is why our politicians don’t want to experience peace and they coin situations which lead to the conditions prevailing now. Kashmir is back to early nineties. It is conducive to the rulers and politicians who are hell bent upon confusing people and misleading them to smoothly go on with looting public money without any accountability. The present Assembly session endorsed our view that our legislative Assembly is a fish market. It is a big wastage of our precious time and money. For weeks, we witness our so-called representatives from treasury as well opposition benches accusing each other like uncivilized people. Public is of no importance and consideration to these exploiters. The only job they did was the hike in their salaries. This attitude of our law-makers is a mockery of democracy. Their shouts and their language speak of their backgrounds in true colour. They are hell bent upon wasting our time and money. Because of this attitude of our politicians, the educated people are distancing themselves from politics. And this attitude gives birth to negative politics.

Adressing a Press Conference at Press Club, Jammu

At Press Club on 7th of March 2010

Dr Darakhshan at Press Conference on Jummu with newly designated party leaders Gursagar Singh, Peer Abdul Majid Shah, Haji Nissar Ahmad Khan, Rajeev Sharma and Munish Kumar

Darakhshan comes out and protests against killings

EARLY TIMES Jammu

24th of February,2010
EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Feb 23: Condemning the brutal killing of two innocent Sikh youth in Pakistan by Taliban, Socialistic Democratic Party supreme Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today joined the protest rallies at Miran Sahib and Satwari along with her party leaders and activists. Terming the killings as the murder of humanity, SDP president said that the killers can never be Muslims and such people are the agents at the hands of those who are hell bent upon projecting the religion of peace Islam as the religion of terror. She said ``in Quran we have clear cut orders that those who kill any innocent human being kills whole of the humanity’’. She said that this is the result of Lal Masjid mindset which is destroying the image of the Muslims throughout the world. Dr Andrabi said that government of India should take up this issue strongly with Pakistan in the ensuing bureaucratic level talks. She also requested the civil society in both the countries to come forward to protest the killing. Dr Darakhshan was accompanied by SDP leaders Ajay Kumar, Ajay Raina, Rajeev Bhagat, Munish Kumar and others.

Sending Love

Indo-Pak love and Peace day 2010.....Dr Darakhshan Andrabi flanked by SDP leaders, senior citizens and peace- activists sending messages of love and requests for peace to President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari from Octroi Post at Indo-Pak International Border at Suchetgarh in Jammu on 13th of February, 2010.

On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Socialistic Democratic Party chief Dr Darakhshan Andrabi releases a pigeon carrying a message of love and peace to Pakistan, on the border on Saturday. Tribune photo: Anand Sharma

The Northlines, Jammu

Kashmir situation is the result of Govt’s policies: Darakhshan
February 8, 2010 12:48:12 AM
Jammu, Feb 07: 'Kashmir is again on boil because of the exploitation of the situation by both separatist as well as mainstream politicians. The present state government is only repeating the Mufti Sayeed type of cheap- popularity-policies regarding separatism and militancy and thus gifting whole of the valley to disturbances and war-like situations now and then. The state government does not seem to be interested in curbing law-breakers with iron hand because its own interests also flourishes on the same type of situation,' said Dr Darakhshan Andrabi at a public rally at Chenani today morning. Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that it was very unfortunate to see that the present Government is behaving like an opposition camp and only talking about the situation and doing nothing concrete to curb its own sponsored elements who are hell bent upon creating a havoc like situation in Kashmir valley. Dr Andrabi warned Omar Abdullah that his Government is also heading towards the Mufti-type of fallout because of his soft attitude and treatment towards separatists who have destroyed the whole social fabric in Kashmir by creating a situation that seems always beyond the control of the state government. She said that Government has always failed to restore peace and smoothness in life in Kashmir while as Pakistan sponsored separatists always succeed in derailing normal life in Kashmir. She asked the Those who addressed the rally included SDP leaders Ajay Kumar, Gurusagar Singh, Rajiv Bhagat and Ajay Raina. Dr. Darakhshan welcomed two hundred new party members who joined SDP from NC, PDP and Panthers Party.

The Shadow, Jammu

Monday, February 22, 2010

Darakhshan accuses separatists, Mehbooba of transforming Kashmir into criminal hub

Shadow Correspondent SRINAGAR, FEB 05:

For the first time since inception of militancy in state, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi took a brave move today by organizing anti hartal and anti stone pelting processions in summer capital to denounce the forces supporting the frequent Bandhs, Shutdowns and disturbance which as a consequence transformed Kashmir into a criminal hub. President Socialistic Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Darakhshan Andrabi on Friday took a brave step when she led thousands of protesters in Six kilometer long Anti-Hartal and Anti-stone pelting Rally in Shalteng village in Srinagar to condemn the ongoing process for last quite some time.Addressing protesters, she thrashed separatist leaders including Mehbooba and her brigade for inciting people for non productive ways like stone pelting and regular Hartal culture. She said that these foreign agents have transformed Kashmir into a criminal hub. The crimes range from gang-rape to supari killings; she said and criticized the present coalition for encouraging these elements for petty political gains. She said that people are not with separatists or militants but it is a game of fear that they are cashing, adding that all nationalists and the true well wishers of Kashmir to come forward and raise their voices against this slow-poisoning of the new generation of Kashmir. She criticised Hurriyat and their agents who were forcing and threatening people to go for Shut Downs and Hartals. She said that stone pelting culture speaks of the wild mindset of its advocates. Those who claim themselves as the representatives of the modern J&K should take it very seriously and oppose it as she has dared to break the ice.

Adressing a public rally at Damhal Hanjipura

The Kashmir Images

Srinagar, June 24, 2009

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi addressed a public rally at Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam district in South Kashmir. She was accompanied by many other SDP leaders. Dr Darakhshan informed the people about the parochial political attitude of the Kasshmiri politicians who exploit the common innocent people for their own gains and elevation. She said that for the last sixty years politicians in the state have only used the poor and innocent people for attaining their petty political goals and leading people to graveyards. She said that dual political approaches of the mainstram as well as separatist politicians have destroyed our generations and we should at least now after sixty years wake up to the reality and reject all kinds of exploiting politics. Dr Andrabi urged the people to come forward to oppose the propagators of violence and the politicians of dualistic attitude openly to pave way for the bigining of a new peaceful era of development and progress within the great country.

Sahir Ludhyanvi Award for Darakhshan

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi with vetern Urdu writers Kewal Dheer and Sheen Kaaf Nizam and office -bearers of Sahir Academy,Punjab at Ludhiana after recieving the prestigeous SAHIR AWARD.

Sponsoring J&K Youth for Martial Arts Competitions

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi posing for a potograph with the J&K youth ( under nineteen)who participated in All India martial Arts Competition held at Dhariwal in Punjab. This contingent led by vetern martial arts coach Ravinder Singh jamwal was sponsored by SDP. This contingent won seven medals including two gold and two silver for the state.

Adressing Youth

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi addressing a youth rally at Shangus in South Kashmir.This rally was organised by Socialistic Democratic Party to get the local Kashmiri face to face with the representatives of prominant Indian Private Business Houses for On-Spot selection in different capacities. This was the fouth Job Mela by SDP.

Mega LAUNCH of the mission called SDP

Darakhshan Andrabi formally launching the nationalistic political mission called Socialistic Democratic Party at Ahdoos Hotel Hall on 22nd November 2009

Door to Door for National Cause

Darakhshan Andrabi going door to door in the militancy-hit area of Tral in South Kashmir seeking public votes for India and Peace during her VOTE FOR PEACE mission in 2007.

Representing Kashmiri Language

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi presenting her famous poem " SARHAD" at the National Symposium of Poets 2002 at Rajkot Gujrat when she represented Kashmiri Language at this national event organised in connection with the Republic Day Celebrations. This poem later won her prestigious Vijay Samman and it has been translated into many Indian languages.

Inaugurating "PEACE" in Kashmir

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi inaugurating Peace Mela organised by Socialistic Democratic Party at the border area Tanghdar in Karnah ( Kupwara) . Dr Andrabi had set up a free medical centre,organised a on-spot JOB MELA here. She also distributed assistance in cash and kind to

the needy and distressed people of the area.

PEACE DISPATCHES

Dr Darakhshan and other SDP leaders sending Messages of LOVE & PEACE to Pakistan on Valentine's Day through the river Chinab near Akhnoor Border. Special flower gifts with the messages of love from people from different areas of J&K to the people of Pakistan with the request: "Please don't send guns,send love. We are happy in India and please allow us to live in peace. This is a condition for your security too".

Adressing Four Nation Himalayan Conference

Adressing to the International Himalayan Conference organised by Himaliyan Parivar at Katra ( J&K) in June 2009. Dr Andrabi urged Government of India to deal terrorism with iron hand and shun the experimentalistic approach in dealing with the sensitive issues like politics of hate and terrorism.

Joint Press Conference with Governor

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi with Jammu & Kashmir Governor Lt Gen ( Retd ) S.K.Sinha talking to media persons after inauguratig the newly constructed Ziarat at Budgam and dedicating it to the public in 2007.

To PAKISTAN with LOVE

Under the leadership of Dr Darakhshan Andrabi the activists and leaders of Socialistic Democratic Party floated rubber boats with dummy corpeses and painted messages in the river Chinab towards Pakistan. The messages read,"We don't want anymore blood shed and corpses here. We don't have space for the corpses now. So we return these back with a request for PEACE".

Adressing at Vachi in South Kashmir

Darakhshan Andrabi addressing a public gathering in Vachi in South Kashmir in connection with her "Refrundum for Peace Mission"

On the dias at "All Religions Peace Initiative"

Dr Darakhshan sharing the Presidium dias with vetern buraucrat Shri M K Kaw, General( Retd ) Dr M L Chibbar,and journalist-writer Ghulam Nabi Khayal at the "All Religious Peace Initiative" held at JAKLI headquarters at Srinagar.

Vote for India rally

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi leading a huge Vote For India rally at the outskirts of Srinagar in which Kashmiris of all age groups participated in large numbers without any fear.

Darakhshan at Luckhnow: Preaching Communal Harmony

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi at a National Seminar on Peace and Communal Harmony which was attended by scholors,religious leaders of all religions in addition to the intelligentia of the country. Dr Andrabi was the Chief guest on the occasion. She in the picture is leading a PEACE MARCH at the conclusion of the seminar.

Darakhshan in Rajouri hills

The Daily Mandate, Jammu

5th of Sept 2009
Darakhshan Visits Budhal villages in Rajouri
“Indian Army is greatly contributing in the economic and social development of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in addition to providing security to the citizens. Under operation Sadhbhava, Army is providing helping hand to the needy people in providing immediately needed day to-day facilities and raising infrastructure and providing basic amenities to the people in remote militancy-hit areas of the state”, this was stated by Dr Darakhshan Andrabi after visiting many villages in Budhal area of Rajouri district. Dr Darakhshan said that when the state government fails to come to the help of people in remote areas, Indian Army extends its support and help to the poor villagers. “Those who for scoring political points criticize Indian Army should come to these areas to see how Indian Army acts and helps people when these politicians are busy in looting and exploiting common people for their interests, said Darakhshan.Again said that when Army is spending huge sums under Operation Sadbhavana, it has not been able to earn goodwill to extent it deserved. Again the operation has not been successful in involving the common people to the expected level. Said said Indian Army should review its Operation Sadbhavana implementation system to score the deserved points among the common people so that the main aim of the scheme is fulfilled. Dr Andrabi also appealed to the Army authorities to initiate some speedy projects for providing of solar lights, drinking water facilities, medical facilities and education to the people who are seldom heard or attended by the civil authorities. Dr Darakhshan was accompanied by Rajiv Bhagat, Ajay Kumar, Ajay Raina, noor mohammad Kaloo, S K Koul,Gursagar Singh and Saleema Banoo.

Women's Rally at Shopion

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi addressing a Women's Rally at Shopion district headquater in connection with her PEACE TIRADE.

With Raja Sahib

Dr Darakhshan with Vishwanath Pratap Singh,ex-Prime Minister of India at his New Delhi residence. (Dr Darakhshan has translated the only Hindi poetry collection of Raja Sahib"Ek Tukda Dhart, Ek Tukda Aakash" into Kashmiri in collaboration with known poet,writer,mediaperson Satish Vimal.)

With Army Chief

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi with Army Chief Gen J J Singh on Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry Day on 2006 at Srinagar

Adressing public rally in Srinagar

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi adressing a public rally at Batmalloo

Adressing a public rally at Budgam

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi addressing a huge public rally at Budgam

Darakhshan talks to Press

Dr Darakhshan addressed a press Conference at Press Club Jammu. She is accompanied by Ajay Kumar and Major Gurjeet Singh

Flag-Off for PEACE

SDP Supremo Dr Darakhshan Andrabi flagging-off the NCC Peace Race participants at Dal Gate Srinagar on 26th of November 2006 . Colonel Incharge of NCC Srinagar S.K.diwvwdi is also seen on the occasion.

Darakhshan on a visit to Hilly Districts of Jammu Division

The Daily Excelsior

31st of August 2009
Darakhshan visits Chenani,Kud Udhampur and Batote
A delegation of members from NGO's accompanies her

Continuing her extensive tour of Udhampur and Ramban districts, Socialistic Democratic Party Chief Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today visited many villages in Chenani , Kud and Ramban areas.She was accompanied by SDP leaders Ajay Kumar, S K Koul and Peer Abdul Majid Shah. She was also accompanied by a six member delegation of national and international level NGO’s who arte accompanying on her request to explore possibilities for helping these people in distress. During the tour she addressed largely attended public ralleys at Chenani, Kud and Batote in addition to a workers convention at Ramban. Earlier Dr Darakhshan climbed up on foot to reach to many localities on hills. In her addresses Dr Andrabi expressed her deep concerns about the poor developmental state of these hilly villages. She said it was shocking to see majority of villages without the basic facility of drinking water, electricity and road connectivity. She said that even after sixty three years of peoples government these areas have not been provided with basic amenities. She also criticized the government for their inability in providing food items through CAPD depots. Dr Darakhshan said that the poority and joblessness of the inhabitants of these areas is clearly written on their faces but the government has failed to even read that misery from their faces. She requested the accompaniying delegates from NGO’s to lend financial help in providing some basic facilities to the people in these areas. The delegation head Mukul Padgaonkar assured Dr Andrabi that jointly these NGO’s will try to provide some solar lights, drinking water facilities and health centres in some of the villages. Dr Darakhshan also requested Indian Army to come to the help of these abondones villages out of their Operation Sadhbhavana resources.

Tour of Baghlihar Villages

Baglihar villages in very unhealthy conditions

The Early Times, Jammu

20th August,2009

Socialistic Democratic Party President Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today visited about one dozen villages adjoining the mega Baglihar Power project and took stock of the pathetic condition of these villages. After listening to the aggreviated people and their woes, Dr Darakhshan spoke to the public ralleys at four places. She said: "The condition of the villages adjoining Baglihar Power Project is very distressing. These villages have been badly hit by the construction of this mega project. Their land has got affected, their roads have got destroyed and their pure rural life has been badly hit and disturbed and in return to this sacrifice of compulsion these poor villagers have got nothing in return. At the time of execution of Baglihar Power project, as per a written agreement, it was made mandatory on the Construction Company to take special measures for the rehabilitation and development of the villages affected by the project. But on the ground nothing in this context has been done for so many years now. The condition of these villages and their inhabitants is very pathetic. Despite repeated demonstrations and agitations in Mufti and Azad regimes no steps were taken to redress these affected villagers. Omar’s government is almost ten months old now and still then nothing good have come out for these poor villagers in trouble. The government agreement has been put to shambles and there is nobody to listen to these poor people. I had been invited by these affected people to personally see their condition on spot and I feel very bad in seeing their pathetic condition. I now request Omar Abdullah and his brigade to kindly wake up from the deep slumber and at least implement the agreement which guarantees the welfare and development of these affected villages. I warn state government to incur the habit of listening to the poor people's voice without violence or creation of law and order problem. Government should try to upheld the democratic spirit and learn to respect the people's voice. Dr Darakhshan was accompanied by SDP leaders Ajay Sharma, Noor Mohammad Kaloo and Peer Abdul Majeed Shah.

Darakhshan reacts on Muzaffar Beig's attitude in Assembly

July 28,2009

The Kashmir Images,Srinagar

Socialistic Democratic Party president Dr Darakhshan Andrabi lashed out at PDP leaders for creating political uncertainity in the state. Commenting on the recent political scenario in the state Dr Darakhshan Andrabi targeted Mehbooba and her vicious brigade as the advocates of Jahilia.She said they even dont believe in decent politics. Lashing out at Muzaffar Hussain Beig, Dr Andrabi said that Sex Scandal was the gift of Mufti government to the people of Kashmir and Mufti and her Hungama Party helped the real culprits escape from the clutches of the truth and sheilded the Sex scandal accused during their regime. Muzaffar Beigh knows about the PDP ministers involved in the sex scam who were saved by the immoral power brigade of Mufti. She said that power hungry PDP has now shamelessly resorted to the character assisination of Omar Abdullah and this is the dirtiest political approach shown by so- called educated politician. She said this allegation has been given after four years since the notorious scam surfaced. This allegation puts PDP in the criminals place. Praising Omar Abdullah for his honesty and bravery Dr Andrabi said that PDP leadership got scared of Omar's working and resorted to baseless and meaning less allegations. She also criticized Mehbooba for breaking the microphone of Speaker on the first day of the legislative Assembly seesion yesterday. She said when PDP president behaves like a fisher-women what can be expected of others. Dr Andrabi said PDP destroyed four precious months of working and tourism in Kashmir only to stop the government from working for the people. She appealed to Omar Abdullah to stay stronger for serving the state as J&K has great hopes from a civilized and honest leader of vision and descence.