Faesal said things have changed in Kashmir and he has no power to change them again.
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Former IAS officer turned politician Shah Faesal likely to join back administration
Faesal on Sunday lent credence to news reports that he is likely to join back by dropping his political bio from his twitter handle.
Former civil servant and Jammu & Kashmir People’s Movement chief Shah Faesal slapped with PSA
The former IAS topper is the seventh mainstream politician of Kashmir who has been booked under the PSA which allows detention from three months to two years without a trial.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections: Shah Faesal, Engineer Rashid announce pre-poll alliance
Rashid is the chief of Awami Itehad Party, while Faesal, who gave up his coveted career in the IAS to join politics, formed the JKPM.
Jammu & Kashmir: Shah Faesal to launch party, Shehla Rashid likely to join
Srinagar: 2 months after Shah Faesal resigned from his post of IAS officer, the UPSC topper from Kashmir is all set to launch his new political party on Sunday. The party is expected to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. For the last few days Faesal has been travelling[Read More…]
Shah Faesal launches “movement for change”, aims “clean politics” in J&K
Shah Faesal, the IAS topper from Jammu and Kashmir, had taken voluntary retirement from Civil Services on January 9.
Shah Faesal says he won’t join separatist Hurriyat
Srinagar, Shah Faesal, the Kashmiri IAS officer who quit the coveted all-India service to join politics, said on Friday he would not join the separatist Hurriyat Conference. Addressing a media conference in Srinagar, Faesal said, “I am a man from the system and would be happy to change the system[Read More…]
After quitting IAS, Faesal seeks ideas on political future
Srinagar, Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal, who quit IAS to protest against “unabated killings” in Jammu and Kashmir, sought ideas on Thursday, especially from youths, to decide his future course in politics. In a statement posted on Facebook, Faesal said: “I have an idea how I can do it but[Read More…]
World will notice Faesal’s cry of anguish, defiance: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Thursday termed the resignation of Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri IAS topper, from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) “sad”, saying the world will take note of his cry of anguish and defiance. “Though sad, I salute Shah Faesal IAS (now resigned). Every[Read More…]
Kashmiri officer quits IAS to join politics
Srinagar, Kashmiri Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shah Faesal, who topped the 2010 civil services exam, has quit IAS to join politics. Sources close to Faesal told IANS that the officer had sent the mandatory notice to the government about his decision to resign from service. The sources said he[Read More…]
After IAS Shah Faesal resigned to contest Lok Sabha polls, Omar Abdullah welcomes him “to the fold”
After months of speculations, Shah Faesal, the IAS topper from Jammu and Kashmir, has apparently taken voluntary retirement. Faesal is likely to contest elections from Baramulla on a National Conference ticket. To protest the unabated killings in Kashmir and absence of any credible political initiative from Union Government, I have[Read More…]
Article 35A like marriage deed, says IAS officer
Srinagar: Shah Faesal, an IAS officer whose recourse to social media attracted disciplinary action earlier, on Sunday compared Article 35A of the Constitution to a marriage deed or ‘nikahnama’. You repeal it and the relationship is over. Nothing will remain to be discussed afterwards, Faesal said. Responding to Faesal’s remarks,[Read More…]
IAS officer Shah Faesal faces criticism from Centre for his ‘Rapistan’ tweet
Jammu and Kashmir IAS topper Shah Faesal went public on Tuesday, questioning the government’s disciplinary action against his ‘Rapistan’ tweet, which was trolled by some people in April this year. Bureaucrat Faesal seemed to question the government’s gag order for bureaucrats as well. In a tweet and Facebook poston Tuesday,[Read More…]