The Kashmir Pulse

SRINAGAR — National Conference President and former Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, has once again failed to appear at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Srinagar, marking the second instance within a month.

Sources disclosed that despite being summoned by the department, Abdullah did not attend the scheduled questioning session at the ED office.

The Enforcement Directorate had called the NC president for interrogation regarding alleged financial irregularities within the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) on Monday evening.

This absence follows a similar incident on January 11, 2024, when Abdullah was also summoned but did not attend.

In 2022, a chargesheet was filed against Farooq Abdullah in connection with a money laundering case related to alleged financial irregularities in the JKCA.

The Enforcement Directorate, responsible for filing the chargesheet, has previously interrogated Abdullah multiple times. Additionally, the three-time chief minister had recorded his statement in the same case back in 2019.

SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Dr Farooq Abdullah, the president of the National Conference and former Chief Minister, for questioning regarding purported financial irregularities within the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA).

According to reliable sources quoted by a local news agency, the summon instructed Abdullah to appear at the ED office in Srinagar tomorrow.

This summon comes in the wake of a chargesheet filed in 2022 against Farooq Abdullah in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial discrepancies within the JKCA.

Abdullah has been previously questioned by the Enforcement Directorate multiple times, with the agency having recorded his statement in connection to the case as far back as 2019.

SRINAGAR — The Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) conducted special trials for cricketers in the region. The sessions were available to all age groups. The athletes responded tremendously to this effort, and they were going to such sessions with vim and excitement, keeping in mind all the events that occurred over the past few years, which restricted them to show some real talents.

And now that everything has returned to being just like what it used to be, the trials had begun. This occurred amid the Indian Premier League, where Union Territory players like Umran Malik and Abdul Samad have had opportunities to demonstrate their abilities.

The players' confidence is now quite strong, so they anticipate that many talented people in the region would receive an opportunity to participate in the IPL and demonstrate their abilities in the international arena as well.

A large number of teenage athletes representing far-flung locations took part in the tryouts at the Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium under the guidance of experts. The coaches are working hard on improving the players' performance by giving them the necessary tips. People who are not exposed to such guidance can also find expert cricket tips online, which is helpful while making cricket bets also. The management is doing everything possible to recruit dynamic sportsmen and give them all of the resources necessary to revitalize and develop cricket in a broad sense.

The Indian Premier League has given many opportunities for players like Parveez Rasool, Iqbal Abdullah, Abdul Samad, Rasikh Salam and Umran Malik to represent different franchises.

Parvez Rasool is a renowned Jammu and Kashmir cricketer who has also competed in the Indian Premier League. He is one of the first-ever cricketers to represent the Kashmir province in the bigger arena. Although his contribution to Jammu and Kashmir cricket is well-known, it is worth noting that he also represented the Indian national side. He might not possess an IPL deal, but he was formerly pursued by a few teams and given several games.

When Samad earned his breakthrough for SRH, the current transformation in J&K cricket began. Despite making no major contributions to the solid consideration to revert back into action, Samad is in good form and is assisting his side in winning several matches. SRH even retained him prior to many other superstars on the side just before the start of the IPL 2022 Auctions. He is one of those players who could clear the fence with ease no matter how quick the delivery. He is a handle all-rounder who has showcased some of his fearsome ball striking for the Hyderabad franchise coming lower down the order.

Rasikh Salam is another player who has played for Jammu & Kashmir as well as in the latest edition of the IPL. Rasikh, like Samad and Umran, is a member of the most recent crop of J&K players to achieve success. He was later ruled out of the competition due to injury. He is one of the budding stars from Kashmir who could be the future of Indian cricket.

These trials would indeed bring the best out of the talents present in Kashmir and strengthen the Indian side in future as well.

SRINAGAR — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has served a notice to the Member Parliament and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with a case, sources said.

They told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the summon served to Farooq Abdullah, who is in his late eighties, has asked him to appear before the ED's Srinagar office on May 31.

“Enforcement Directorate will question Abdullah in connection with the alleged misappropriation of Rs 94.06 crore when he was the chairman of J&K Cricket Association,” they said.

Earlier, in October 2020, Farooq Abdullah, Member of Parliament from central Kashmir and President National Conference was summoned twice by the financial probing agency in the alleged Cricket Association scam.