Shakeel Ahmad said : “We have completed a survey of almost 90 per cent of the houses and other damage caused by the floods in our district,”

thenews-pk Saturday, October 8, 2022 4:23:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We are estimating the total area (land) washed away by the floods in the Pattan and Ranolia tehsils in the district,”

thenews-pk Saturday, October 8, 2022 4:23:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “I dispatched the Rescue 1122 team to relocate him to Pattan. The rescuers travelled for 12 hours on foot to reach his residence in Sanagai village and carried him on shoulders to the health facility,”

thenews-pk Wednesday, September 21, 2022 4:19:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “They have been deprived only because they are poor people and no one listens to them. If there was rule of law, the authorities would have served them notice before demolition. Also there is status quo order by addi-tional sessions judge till March,”

pakobserver Monday, January 31, 2022 7:12:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "Blocking of this vital road has led to traffic mess. Rather than looking for options as how to provide smooth passage to traffic, authorities are taking such measures which add to the woes of common man,"

greaterkashmir Wednesday, October 6, 2021 12:08:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “I am unable to recall the native place of the other patient right now,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:53:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "I accompanied my daughter to the school as I wanted to check the arrangements. I am happy that the school administration has taken all the precautions due to Covid19 prior to reopening,"

HindustanTimes Monday, March 1, 2021 1:17:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “The BMC is very prompt in taking action against common citizens when they fail to pay water bills. But in case of the chief minister’s and other minister’s bungalows, the BMC had not taken any action. All bungalows have not paid their dues. Why is there such discrimination in taking action?”

expressindia Tuesday, December 15, 2020 4:54:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad added : “Let us celebrate the diversity of our country and let us shower love on one another. By opting for Sanskrit, I wanted to give the message of the need for celebrating this diversity. In the last few years, I am witnessing that hatred is being promoted in politics, which is dangerous,”

timesofindia Tuesday, November 24, 2020 5:51:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “Majority of the youth who are unemployed or have lost jobs are Hindus,”

timesofindia Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:28:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “All the legislators are getting calls from people who are stuck outside Bihar. They are crying for help,”

timesofindia Thursday, April 16, 2020 5:18:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad informed : “You should have seen the faces of BJP MLAs when this resolution came in the house. They were visibly shocked,”

news-yahoo-in Monday, March 9, 2020 7:16:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “Tushar Gandhi, Medha Patkar, Jignesh Mevani and JNU Students’ Union leader Aishe Ghosh among several others have already reached Patna. We are expecting social activist Yogendra Yadav and actor Swara Bhaskar, but they have not confirmed yet,”

timesofindia Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We are not satisfied with the resolution. First of all, it says nothing about the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). There should be complete clarity on CAA as well. Besides, we do not know whether the Centre will accept such a resolution or not. Thus, we are of the view that the resolution is a mere eyewash for vote bank politics and we will continue with our movement and the rally,”

timesofindia Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We are not satisfied with the resolution. First of all, it says nothing about the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). There should be complete clarity on CAA as well. Besides, we do not know whether the Centre will accept such a resolution or not. Thus, we are of the view that the resolution is a mere eyewash for vote bank politics and we will continue with our movement and the rally,”

timesofindia Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We have taken permission from the administration for the rally and hope all necessary security arrangements will be made by the district administration,”

timesofindia Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad added ( about India Congress Committee ) : “First a co-ordination committee needs to be formed, which will decide the name of the CM candidate. Final decision in Congress will be taken by our high command,”

timesofindia Sunday, January 19, 2020 5:46:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “I am still in the party. Since I was out of the country for more than a month after the Lok Sabha election, I could not meet Soniaji. I finally met her on Thursday. It was just a courtesy call,”

timesofindia Friday, September 6, 2019 10:31:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "If they were planning to starve people to death like this, why did not they just kill all the people here and grab the land,"

dw-en Wednesday, August 14, 2019 10:57:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "If they were planning to starve people to death like this, why did not they just kill all the people here and grab the land,"

deutschewelle-en Wednesday, August 14, 2019 10:05:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "If they were planning to starve people to death like this, why did not they just kill all the people here and grab the land,"

deutschewelle-en Monday, August 12, 2019 5:28:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "If they were planning to starve people to death like this, why did not they just kill all the people here and grab the land,"

dw-en Monday, August 12, 2019 5:25:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "I have also come to know about some people surviving on rats. Packets of neither 'chura' (beaten rice) nor 'pawroti' (bread) have so far been distributed among the flood victims,"

ibtimes-in Thursday, July 18, 2019 12:24:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad told : “There is no alliance as of now and a decision regarding this will be taken ahead of the Assembly elections. RJD has the right to choose their leader, but they cannot impose it on any other party. Times have changed,”

timesofindia Saturday, July 13, 2019 6:25:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We demand a fair investigation into the incident by an independent international agency so that justice could be done”

greaterkashmir Thursday, May 30, 2019 11:53:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad told : “I am getting support from all sections of the society. In addition, CPI has lent its support to me,”

timesofindia Sunday, May 5, 2019 12:03:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "These are all rumours, this news has no facts. I just want to say I belong to Congress and I will remain a for the lifetime"

business-standard Friday, May 3, 2019 9:25:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We don’t know what happened to that probe. Nobody has approached us all these years,” “It was just a formality by the government, nothing else”

news-yahoo-in Thursday, May 2, 2019 5:30:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad told : “I am hopeful of the party's support and want a friendly contest in Madhubani, similar to that in Supaul,”

news18 Wednesday, April 17, 2019 9:21:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "I have requested high command for considering two options: a friendly fight on Congress symbol or allow me to contest as independent with party's blessings,"

news-yahoo-in Wednesday, April 17, 2019 3:26:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad told : “I have demanded the support of the party. If the party high command does not extend support, I will contest as an independent,”

gulf-times Tuesday, April 16, 2019 1:51:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said ( about Narendra Modi ) : "The minister for external affairs offended the people of Nepal by saying Modi had addressed Indians living in Nepal. Historically, Nepal has never been a part of India. The Madheshis may have much in common with us in terms of customs but they are, nevertheless, Nepalese citizens,"

asianage Monday, December 17, 2018 5:53:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "The minister for external affairs offended the people of Nepal by saying Modi had addressed Indians living in Nepal. Historically, Nepal has never been a part of India. The Madheshis may have much in common with us in terms of customs but they are, nevertheless, Nepalese citizens,"

news18 Monday, December 17, 2018 5:20:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad claims : “For Kashmiris, they give visas even without them producing any affidavits,”

expressindia Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:14:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “Indian forces are deliberately targeting residential areas. Heavy mortar shelling has damaged a large number of houses, shops, besides wreaking havoc on trees and crops,”

tribune Saturday, November 12, 2016 6:03:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “Burning schools is the new way of killing children,”

economictimes Saturday, November 5, 2016 12:41:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “firstly, it is a very sensitive matter. There are more than one view even in various sections of the Muslim community and even among clergies on the issue of triple talaq. While some feel the triple talaq can be done in one go, there are others who say there should be intervals. Therefore, I think any effort to arrive at a decision should be in consultation with religious leaders and with different sections of the community. Without breaking the law of the land, how a community lives within itself should not be anybody else’ business”

economictimes Friday, October 14, 2016 11:42:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “After the autopsy was done, there were 360 pellets found in his body,”

ipsnews Friday, August 5, 2016 6:16:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad says : “That Saturday, at around 10.30 am, there was a procession at the chowk. People wanted to offer a gaibana jinaza (funeral prayers in-absentia) for Burhan Wani. It was peaceful, with slogans for azadi,”

expressindia Wednesday, July 27, 2016 6:41:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We have completed a survey of almost 90 per cent of the houses and other damage caused by the floods in our district,”

thenews-pk Saturday, October 8, 2022 4:23:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We are estimating the total area (land) washed away by the floods in the Pattan and Ranolia tehsils in the district,”

thenews-pk Saturday, October 8, 2022 4:23:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “I dispatched the Rescue 1122 team to relocate him to Pattan. The rescuers travelled for 12 hours on foot to reach his residence in Sanagai village and carried him on shoulders to the health facility,”

thenews-pk Wednesday, September 21, 2022 4:19:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “They have been deprived only because they are poor people and no one listens to them. If there was rule of law, the authorities would have served them notice before demolition. Also there is status quo order by addi-tional sessions judge till March,”

pakobserver Monday, January 31, 2022 7:12:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "Blocking of this vital road has led to traffic mess. Rather than looking for options as how to provide smooth passage to traffic, authorities are taking such measures which add to the woes of common man,"

greaterkashmir Wednesday, October 6, 2021 12:08:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “I am unable to recall the native place of the other patient right now,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:53:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "I accompanied my daughter to the school as I wanted to check the arrangements. I am happy that the school administration has taken all the precautions due to Covid19 prior to reopening,"

HindustanTimes Monday, March 1, 2021 1:17:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “The BMC is very prompt in taking action against common citizens when they fail to pay water bills. But in case of the chief minister’s and other minister’s bungalows, the BMC had not taken any action. All bungalows have not paid their dues. Why is there such discrimination in taking action?”

expressindia Tuesday, December 15, 2020 4:54:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad added : “Let us celebrate the diversity of our country and let us shower love on one another. By opting for Sanskrit, I wanted to give the message of the need for celebrating this diversity. In the last few years, I am witnessing that hatred is being promoted in politics, which is dangerous,”

timesofindia Tuesday, November 24, 2020 5:51:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “Majority of the youth who are unemployed or have lost jobs are Hindus,”

timesofindia Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:28:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “All the legislators are getting calls from people who are stuck outside Bihar. They are crying for help,”

timesofindia Thursday, April 16, 2020 5:18:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad informed : “You should have seen the faces of BJP MLAs when this resolution came in the house. They were visibly shocked,”

news-yahoo-in Monday, March 9, 2020 7:16:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “Tushar Gandhi, Medha Patkar, Jignesh Mevani and JNU Students’ Union leader Aishe Ghosh among several others have already reached Patna. We are expecting social activist Yogendra Yadav and actor Swara Bhaskar, but they have not confirmed yet,”

timesofindia Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We are not satisfied with the resolution. First of all, it says nothing about the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). There should be complete clarity on CAA as well. Besides, we do not know whether the Centre will accept such a resolution or not. Thus, we are of the view that the resolution is a mere eyewash for vote bank politics and we will continue with our movement and the rally,”

timesofindia Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We are not satisfied with the resolution. First of all, it says nothing about the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). There should be complete clarity on CAA as well. Besides, we do not know whether the Centre will accept such a resolution or not. Thus, we are of the view that the resolution is a mere eyewash for vote bank politics and we will continue with our movement and the rally,”

timesofindia Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We have taken permission from the administration for the rally and hope all necessary security arrangements will be made by the district administration,”

timesofindia Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad added ( about India Congress Committee ) : “First a co-ordination committee needs to be formed, which will decide the name of the CM candidate. Final decision in Congress will be taken by our high command,”

timesofindia Sunday, January 19, 2020 5:46:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “I am still in the party. Since I was out of the country for more than a month after the Lok Sabha election, I could not meet Soniaji. I finally met her on Thursday. It was just a courtesy call,”

timesofindia Friday, September 6, 2019 10:31:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "If they were planning to starve people to death like this, why did not they just kill all the people here and grab the land,"

dw-en Wednesday, August 14, 2019 10:57:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "If they were planning to starve people to death like this, why did not they just kill all the people here and grab the land,"

deutschewelle-en Wednesday, August 14, 2019 10:05:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "If they were planning to starve people to death like this, why did not they just kill all the people here and grab the land,"

deutschewelle-en Monday, August 12, 2019 5:28:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "If they were planning to starve people to death like this, why did not they just kill all the people here and grab the land,"

dw-en Monday, August 12, 2019 5:25:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "I have also come to know about some people surviving on rats. Packets of neither 'chura' (beaten rice) nor 'pawroti' (bread) have so far been distributed among the flood victims,"

ibtimes-in Thursday, July 18, 2019 12:24:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad told : “There is no alliance as of now and a decision regarding this will be taken ahead of the Assembly elections. RJD has the right to choose their leader, but they cannot impose it on any other party. Times have changed,”

timesofindia Saturday, July 13, 2019 6:25:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We demand a fair investigation into the incident by an independent international agency so that justice could be done”

greaterkashmir Thursday, May 30, 2019 11:53:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad told : “I am getting support from all sections of the society. In addition, CPI has lent its support to me,”

timesofindia Sunday, May 5, 2019 12:03:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "These are all rumours, this news has no facts. I just want to say I belong to Congress and I will remain a for the lifetime"

business-standard Friday, May 3, 2019 9:25:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “We don’t know what happened to that probe. Nobody has approached us all these years,” “It was just a formality by the government, nothing else”

news-yahoo-in Thursday, May 2, 2019 5:30:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad told : “I am hopeful of the party's support and want a friendly contest in Madhubani, similar to that in Supaul,”

news18 Wednesday, April 17, 2019 9:21:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "I have requested high command for considering two options: a friendly fight on Congress symbol or allow me to contest as independent with party's blessings,"

news-yahoo-in Wednesday, April 17, 2019 3:26:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad told : “I have demanded the support of the party. If the party high command does not extend support, I will contest as an independent,”

gulf-times Tuesday, April 16, 2019 1:51:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said ( about Narendra Modi ) : "The minister for external affairs offended the people of Nepal by saying Modi had addressed Indians living in Nepal. Historically, Nepal has never been a part of India. The Madheshis may have much in common with us in terms of customs but they are, nevertheless, Nepalese citizens,"

asianage Monday, December 17, 2018 5:53:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : "The minister for external affairs offended the people of Nepal by saying Modi had addressed Indians living in Nepal. Historically, Nepal has never been a part of India. The Madheshis may have much in common with us in terms of customs but they are, nevertheless, Nepalese citizens,"

news18 Monday, December 17, 2018 5:20:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad claims : “For Kashmiris, they give visas even without them producing any affidavits,”

expressindia Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:14:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “Indian forces are deliberately targeting residential areas. Heavy mortar shelling has damaged a large number of houses, shops, besides wreaking havoc on trees and crops,”

tribune Saturday, November 12, 2016 6:03:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “Burning schools is the new way of killing children,”

economictimes Saturday, November 5, 2016 12:41:00 AM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “firstly, it is a very sensitive matter. There are more than one view even in various sections of the Muslim community and even among clergies on the issue of triple talaq. While some feel the triple talaq can be done in one go, there are others who say there should be intervals. Therefore, I think any effort to arrive at a decision should be in consultation with religious leaders and with different sections of the community. Without breaking the law of the land, how a community lives within itself should not be anybody else’ business”

economictimes Friday, October 14, 2016 11:42:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad said : “After the autopsy was done, there were 360 pellets found in his body,”

ipsnews Friday, August 5, 2016 6:16:00 PM EAT

Shakeel Ahmad says : “That Saturday, at around 10.30 am, there was a procession at the chowk. People wanted to offer a gaibana jinaza (funeral prayers in-absentia) for Burhan Wani. It was peaceful, with slogans for azadi,”

expressindia Wednesday, July 27, 2016 6:41:00 AM EAT