Mehbooba Mufti inducts brother Tassaduq into Jammu and Kashmir cabinet; governor administers oath
7 years, 2 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti inducts brother Tassaduq into Jammu and Kashmir cabinet; governor administers oath

Firstpost  

Mehbooba Mufti’s brother Tassaduq Hussain Mufti was sworn in on Thursday as a minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government in the state. Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s brother Tassaduq Hussain Mufti was sworn in on Thursday as a minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government in the state. When his father, former Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed passed away on 7 January, 2016, Tassaduq came back to support his mother and sister. Mir, senior PDP leader and MLA from Chadoora constituency in Badgam district, earlier also served as a cabinet minister in 2015 under the senior Mufti.

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Mehbooba Mufti: Foundation of secularism being shaken in India
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mehbooba Mufti: Foundation of secularism being shaken in India

The Hindu  

People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has blamed former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud for his ''bad decision", which she claimed has led to searches in mosques and could push the country towards division as the foundation of secularism is being shaken. "I want to say that one of our former Chief Justices of India has done a very …

Mehbooba Mufti comes out in defence of Abdullahs amid row over Pakistan defence minister’s remark
6 months, 1 week ago

Mehbooba Mufti comes out in defence of Abdullahs amid row over Pakistan defence minister’s remark

Hindustan Times  

In a rare defence of rival National Conference leaders, Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti snubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks about the NC-Congress alliance “implementing Pakistan’s agenda” in Jammu and Kashmir. Notably, Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif’s statement on the Congress and the NC’s support for Article 370 and 35A had triggered a political row on Thursday, as the …

Jammu: Mehbooba Mufti has brought destruction to J&K: Abdullah
6 months, 1 week ago

Jammu: Mehbooba Mufti has brought destruction to J&K: Abdullah

Hindustan Times  

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised Mehbooba Mufti, the chief of People’s Democratic Party, and said that she has brought nothing but destruction to Jammu and Kashmir. National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said Mehbooba Mufti should give an account of 2016 before pointing fingers at him. Referring to the violent protests following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander …

Iltija Mufti among members of political families facing 1st electoral test in J&K
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iltija Mufti among members of political families facing 1st electoral test in J&K

Hindustan Times  

Elections to the J&K assembly, the first after the Union Territory was created after bifurcating the erstwhile state of the same name into two UTs in 2019, are being held after a decade, and the mantle of politics in many political families has shifted to the new generation with the children of former ministers, legislators and political leaders trying their …

Mehbooba Mufti not to contest J&K polls, cites assembly’s reduced powers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mehbooba Mufti not to contest J&K polls, cites assembly’s reduced powers

Hindustan Times  

Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said she will not contest the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the “reduced” power of the legislative assembly in the union territory would not allow her to fulfil her party’s agenda even if she were to become the chief minister. Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti Mufti’s announcement came a …

J-K assembly polls: Iltija Mufti, daughter of ex-CM Mehbooba, set to make electoral debut from family bastion Bijbehara
7 months, 1 week ago

J-K assembly polls: Iltija Mufti, daughter of ex-CM Mehbooba, set to make electoral debut from family bastion Bijbehara

Live Mint  

The People's Democratic Party has named Iltija Mufti, daughter of party president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, as the constituency in-charge for the Bijbehara assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir, paving way for her electoral debut. The party nominated constituency incharges for eight assembly segments – seven in south Kashmir including Bijbehara and Chrar-e-Shareef in central Kashmir's Budgam on …

Mehbooba Mufti accuses Jammu and Kashmir administration of trying to 'fix' Lok Sabha elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mehbooba Mufti accuses Jammu and Kashmir administration of trying to 'fix' Lok Sabha elections

The Hindu  

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on May 11 accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of trying to "fix" the Lok Sabha elections by "selectively targeting and harassing" her party and its supporters. They have created political ikhwans whom they support fully, the whole government machinery supports them," Ms. Mufti said. The PDP chief asked Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha …

Mehbooba Mufti Re-Elected As Peoples Democratic Party Chief
1 year, 5 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti Re-Elected As Peoples Democratic Party Chief

News 18  

Re-elected president of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti virtually launched her party’s campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and exhorted the party cadre to start work right away to strengthen the organisation. Parliament elections are coming and you should get down to work right away,” she said in her address …

PDP appoints Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija Mufti as her media adviser
1 year, 6 months ago

PDP appoints Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija Mufti as her media adviser

Hindustan Times  

In what is considered her formal dab into politics, Iltija Mufti, daughter of Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti, was appointed as media adviser to the party chief on Wednesday. Iltija Mufti PDP chief spokesperson Syed Suhail Bukhari said that Iltija has been in-charge of Mehbooba Mufti’s social media since 2019. “Iltija emerged as a leading voice and a vociferous …

Mehbooba Mufti inciting people in J&K with 'false propaganda': BJP
1 year, 8 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti inciting people in J&K with 'false propaganda': BJP

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Wednesday hit out at former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying she is inciting people by spreading "false propaganda". This came after the PDP chief accused Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's administration of importing slums into the erstwhile state under the pretext of providing housing to homeless people. Raina slammed Mufti …

Mufti seeks preservation of tomb of Kashmir’s last indigenous king in Bihar
1 year, 9 months ago

Mufti seeks preservation of tomb of Kashmir’s last indigenous king in Bihar

Hindustan Times  

Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti has asked chief minister Nitish Kumar to preserve in Nalanda, his home district, the tomb of Kashmir’s last indigenous king Yousuf Shah Chak, who died in Bihar after Mughal emperor Akbar exiled him after invading his kingdom in the 16th century. Chak remains part of Kashmir’s collective memory not just as its last indigenous …

Former J-K CM Mehbooba Mufti gets new passport after three years long legal battle
1 year, 9 months ago

Former J-K CM Mehbooba Mufti gets new passport after three years long legal battle

India TV News  

Srinagar: PDP president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has been issued a passport after three years, sources said here on Sunday. Delhi HC ultimatum to passport authority The Delhi High Court in March this year had asked the passport authority to decide within three months on issuing a fresh travel document to the PDP chief. "Considering …

Jammu and Kashmir: Administration asks Mehbooba Mufti to vacate official bungalow
2 years, 5 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Administration asks Mehbooba Mufti to vacate official bungalow

Firstpost  

She said although the notice mentions that the bungalow is meant for the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, that is not the case Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has been served a notice to vacate her official bungalow in the high-security Gupkar area here. This has not come as a surprise and is along the expected lines,” the former …

Mehbooba's new Twitter display pic shows tricolour, old J&K flag
2 years, 7 months ago

Mehbooba's new Twitter display pic shows tricolour, old J&K flag

India TV News  

Mehbooba's new Twitter display pic shows tricolour, old J&K flag The photograph was taken at a rally addressed by the prime minister during his Kashmir visit in November 2015 when Mufti Sayeed was chief minister of the erstwhile state. Highlights Mehbooba's new Twitter display pic shows tricolour Photograph was taken at a rally addressed by PM Modi during his Kashmir …

Mehbooba Mufti meets Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, discusses current political situation in country
2 years, 11 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti meets Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, discusses current political situation in country

India TV News  

Mehbooba Mufti meets Sonia Gandhi in Delhi, discusses current political situation in country Mufti spent some time with Gandhi and is learnt to have discussed the current political situation in the country with the Congress president. Highlights PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti met Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi Reports say she discussed the current political situation in the country …

Jammu and Kashmir: Former PDP leader joins BJP, accuses Mehbooba Mufti of pursuing Pakistani agenda
2 years, 11 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Former PDP leader joins BJP, accuses Mehbooba Mufti of pursuing Pakistani agenda

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir: Former PDP leader joins BJP, accuses Mehbooba Mufti of pursuing Pakistani agenda Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina and other prominent leaders including former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta and Devender Singh Rana, who left the National Conference last year. Highlights Former PDP leader Surinder Choudhary joined the BJP along with his supporters Choudhary accused Mehbooba …

Mehbooba Mufti's brother to appear before Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case today
3 years, 4 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti's brother to appear before Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case today

India TV News  

Mehbooba Mufti's brother to appear before Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case today The investigation, officials said, pertains to some funds allegedly received by Tassaduq Hussain in his accounts from some Kashmir-based businesses. Highlights Tassaduq Hussain Mufti will appear before ED on Nov 18 Tassaduq Hussain was a tourism minister in his sister Mehbooba Mufti's cabinet He'll get his statement …

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti not placed under house arrest in Srinagar, says senior J&K cop
3 years, 4 months ago

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti not placed under house arrest in Srinagar, says senior J&K cop

India TV News  

Highlights Mehbooba Mufti had led a protest march in Jammu against Hyderpora killings Reports suggested Mehbooba has been placed under house arrest Senior J&K police official said she was stopped for taking part in protest due to security concerns PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has not been placed under house arrest, as earlier reported, …

OPINION: Mehbooba Mufti’s Vested Interests to Gain Political, Financial Power Crippled Kashmir
3 years, 5 months ago

OPINION: Mehbooba Mufti’s Vested Interests to Gain Political, Financial Power Crippled Kashmir

News 18  

Kashmir’s politics could have been at the world stage as an epitome of progressiveness and liberalism. Politicians of People’s Democratic Party like the present day Mehbooba Mufti and erstwhile late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, always had double standards and thereby always promoted the anti-India sentiments by sponsoring policies like open borders with Pakistan, conjoint currency, fostering the development of the Rawalpindi …

'Mungerilal ke Haseen Sapne': BJP takes potshots at Mehbooba Mufti over Taliban reference to J&K
3 years, 7 months ago

'Mungerilal ke Haseen Sapne': BJP takes potshots at Mehbooba Mufti over Taliban reference to J&K

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party has slammed PDP supremo Mehbooba Mufti over her Taliban remarks. The party has called her remarks as 'anti-national' wherein she had drawn a reference to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan to press for her demand to restore Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Referring to the popular TV series 'Mungerilal ke Haseen Sapne', BJP general secretary Tarun …

Mehbooba Mufti may skip meeting with PM Modi, may push for Farooq Abdullah to attend
3 years, 9 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti may skip meeting with PM Modi, may push for Farooq Abdullah to attend

India Today  

Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with leaders of 8 political parties of Jammu and Kashmir, sources have said PDP chief and former CM Mehbooba Mufti is mulling skipping the talks. Fourteen leaders of 8 political parties have been invited to the meeting that will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the future course for the union …

Explained: Why Modi's meet with all J&K parties is crucial, and what's likely to be on the agenda
3 years, 9 months ago

Explained: Why Modi's meet with all J&K parties is crucial, and what's likely to be on the agenda

Firstpost  

The all-party meet in Jammu and Kashmir is the first such exercise since the Centre announced the abrogation of the erstwhile state’s special status and its bifurcation into two Union territories in August 2019 The Central Government has called a meeting of all the regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir. This is the first such exercise since the Centre …

ED summons Mehbooba Mufti's mother Gulshan Nazir in money laundering case; PDP terms it political vendetta
3 years, 11 months ago

ED summons Mehbooba Mufti's mother Gulshan Nazir in money laundering case; PDP terms it political vendetta

Firstpost  

The ED wants to question Nazir in her seventies over a few lakh of rupees that were allegedly transferred to her account from the chief minister’s discretionary fund New Delhi/Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned the mother of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti for questioning in a money laundering case, officials said on Thursday. A PDP spokesperson …

Jammu and Kashmir police opposes passport renewal of Mehbooba Mufti
4 years ago

Jammu and Kashmir police opposes passport renewal of Mehbooba Mufti

Op India  

The Jammu and Kashmir police have opposed the issuance of a passport to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti citing an “adverse report” filed against her by the Criminal Investigation Department. According to reports, the Jammu and Kashmir police have withheld the police verification report because of which the new passport has not yet been issued to the PDP chief. Responding to …

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti Issued Summons by ED for Questioning on March 15 in Money Laundering Case
4 years ago

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti Issued Summons by ED for Questioning on March 15 in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

Summons were issued against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples’ Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday by the Enforcement Directorate. Mufti has been summoned for questioning on March 15 in a money laundering case, officials said. Criticising the summons, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration chairperson Farooq Abdullah on Friday said “political vendetta” would not help in improving …

Mehbooba Mufti re-elected PDP president
4 years, 1 month ago

Mehbooba Mufti re-elected PDP president

India TV News  

Mehbooba Mufti re-elected PDP president Mufti's name was proposed by senior leader Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura and seconded by Khurshid Alam, a party spokesperson said after the election. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Monday unanimously re-elected as president of the PDP for a three-year term. Mufti's name was proposed by senior leader Ghulam Nabi Lone …

Farooq Abdullah announces alliance with Mehbooba Mufti, others for Article 370 restoration
4 years, 5 months ago

Farooq Abdullah announces alliance with Mehbooba Mufti, others for Article 370 restoration

India TV News  

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Thursday announced an alliance with People's Democratic Party of Mehbooba Mufti, Sajjad Lone and other regional groups to fight for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status which the Modi government had scrapped in August 2019. Our battle is a constitutional battle, we want the government of India to return to the people …

Jammu & Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah announces alliance with PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti
4 years, 5 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah announces alliance with PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti

Live Mint  

National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah on Thursday announced an alliance with arch-rival and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti, Sajjad Lone and other regional groups to fight for the restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Our battle is a constitutional battle, we want the government of India to return to the people of the State the rights they …

In first appearance post release, Mehbooba Mufti seen chairing meeting with party leaders
4 years, 5 months ago

In first appearance post release, Mehbooba Mufti seen chairing meeting with party leaders

India TV News  

In her first appearance post release from a 14-month detention, Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday chaired a meeting with the party leaders. Mehbooba Mufti was released on Tuesday night after the Union Territory administration revoked the Public Safety Act charges against her, over an year after she was detained following the abrogation …

From 'jai ho' to 'long overdue', leaders express relief over ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's release from detention
4 years, 5 months ago

From 'jai ho' to 'long overdue', leaders express relief over ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's release from detention

Firstpost  

Former chief minister Omar Abdullah, welcoming Mehbooba’s release, called her detention “a travesty” and said it was “against the basic tenets of democracy”. News of the release of ex-Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti was greeted with relief by Opposition leaders. ordered detention themselves don’t know reason and crime committed by these 3leaders.Jai ho …

Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's Detention under Public Safety Act Extended by 3 Months
4 years, 7 months ago

Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's Detention under Public Safety Act Extended by 3 Months

News 18  

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday extended the detention of Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti by three months under the Public Safety Act. Mufti was among hundreds of people and political leaders in the state who were taken into preventive custody hours ahead of the Centre revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating it into …

Detention of Mehbooba Mufti, 2 other J&K leaders extended by 3 months
4 years, 10 months ago

Detention of Mehbooba Mufti, 2 other J&K leaders extended by 3 months

India Today  

The detention of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti under the stringent Public Safety Act was extended by three months, hours before it was due to expire. In a similar move, the detention of former minister and senior National Conference leader Ali Mohammed Sagar, and senior PDP leader and uncle of Mehbooba Mufti, Sartaj Madani, was also extended …

Far & Near: Kashmir after the Abdullahs' release
5 years ago

Far & Near: Kashmir after the Abdullahs' release

Deccan Chronicle  

After his release on Tuesday from nearly eight months in detention, former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah called for the release of all political prisoners of the former state. Like his father Farooq Abdullah, the most senior of the three J&K CMs put behind bars in August 2019 when New Delhi swooped down on …

Pray for Early Release of Abdullahs, Mufti From Detention: Rajnath
5 years, 1 month ago

Pray for Early Release of Abdullahs, Mufti From Detention: Rajnath

The Quint  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday, 22 February, said that he is praying for the early release of three former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir from their detention and hoping that they will contribute to normalising the situation in Kashmir. Dozens of politicians, including three former chief ministers – Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah of National Conference, …

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti shifted to govt accommodation in Srinagar; move necessitated in view of approaching harsh winter season
5 years, 4 months ago

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti shifted to govt accommodation in Srinagar; move necessitated in view of approaching harsh winter season

Firstpost  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Friday shifted to a government accommodation in the city from a tourist hut located at the foothills of Zaberwan range, officials said Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Friday shifted to a government accommodation in the city from a tourist hut located at the foothills …

Mehbooba Mufti shifted to government house in Srinagar
5 years, 4 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti shifted to government house in Srinagar

The Hindu  

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Friday shifted to a government accommodation in the city from a tourist hut located at the foothills of Zaberwan range, officials said here. She was shifted on Friday evening to a government accommodation in the heart of the city after it was declared a “jail” by the administration of Union …

After daughter's appeal, Mehbooba Mufti shifted to warmer location in Srinagar
5 years, 4 months ago

After daughter's appeal, Mehbooba Mufti shifted to warmer location in Srinagar

India Today  

Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti has been shifted from the place where she had been detained since early August. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti was shifted to Srinagar's Lal Chowk from Chashme Shahi guesthouse. On November 5, Mehbooba Mufti's daughter had asked the administration to shift her mother to a place equipped to deal with the Valley's harsh winters given …

Mehbooba's brother meets her: PDP sources
5 years, 5 months ago

Mehbooba's brother meets her: PDP sources

India TV News  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's brother Tassaduq Hussain Mufti on Friday met her at the government guest house here where she has been kept under detention, party sources said. Restrictions have been imposed across the Kashmir Valley since August 5 when the Centre announced its decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution and …

Resign from Rajya Sabha, Mehbooba Mufti told her MPs
5 years, 7 months ago

Resign from Rajya Sabha, Mehbooba Mufti told her MPs

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti wants her two members of Parliament to resign from the Rajya Sabha, HT has learnt. Former chief minister of Jammu Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti. “While she was being shifted from her home to a guest house where she is under arrest, she passed a message saying resign or face expulsion,” an aide to the former CM …

As tension grips Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti recalls Atal Bihari Vajyapee
5 years, 7 months ago

As tension grips Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti recalls Atal Bihari Vajyapee

India Today  

As tension mounts in Jammu and Kashmir on late Sunday night soon after restrictions were imposed in the state, Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti in a tweet expressed sadness on Twitter by remembering former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajyapee. In her tweet, she mentioned former prime minister Atal Bihari Vijpayee by saying, "Vajpayee ji despite being …

Kashmir Article 370: Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti arrested
5 years, 7 months ago

Kashmir Article 370: Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti arrested

India Today  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti was arrested moments after Rajya Sabha passed the bill to bifurcate the state into two Union territories. Minutes after Mehbooba Mufti was arrested, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was also taken into custody. Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference leaders Sajjad Lone and Imran Ansari have also been arrested. "The …

Mehbooba Mufti loses Anantnag for massive crackdown on protesters after Burhani Wani's death and PDP alliance with BJP
5 years, 10 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti loses Anantnag for massive crackdown on protesters after Burhani Wani's death and PDP alliance with BJP

Firstpost  

The Bharatiya Janata Party won two seats of Jammu and Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir riding on the wave in its favour after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s, hard stance against Pakistan following the 14 February militant attack on a Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Srinagar which killed at least 40 of its personnel. In the elections, the People’s Democratic …

Mehbooba Mufti joins Omar Abdullah to attack PM Modi on Twitter
5 years, 11 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti joins Omar Abdullah to attack PM Modi on Twitter

India TV News  

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and his rival Mehbooba Mufti, Peoples Democratic Party chief, joined hands to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement that Jammu and Kashmir has to get rid of two political families, Abdullah, and Mufti family. Omar Abdullah tweeted, "'We have to rid J&K of these two political families,' says Modiji in 2014 and then …

No need to take Mehbooba seriously: J&K governor Saya Pal Malik draws ire over comments on alleged Army ‘assault’
6 years, 1 month ago

No need to take Mehbooba seriously: J&K governor Saya Pal Malik draws ire over comments on alleged Army ‘assault’

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said there was no need to take PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seriously over her remarks on an incident of alleged assault on an Army soldier. Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said there was no need to take former chief minister and People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti …

Mehbooba Mufti expressing sympathy for those raising slogans against country: BJP
6 years, 2 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti expressing sympathy for those raising slogans against country: BJP

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday slammed Mehbooba Mufti for "expressing sympathy" towards those raising slogans against the country after she questioned the timing of filing of charge sheet in the 2016 JNU sedition case, in which seven Kashmiris have been named. In her tweets on Monday, Peoples Democratic Party president had alleged that "Kashmiris were being used to score …

Mehbooba Mufti in 2018: Fallout of Burhan Wani death and 'thoughtless' BJP alliance damaged PDP prospects in Kashmir
6 years, 3 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti in 2018: Fallout of Burhan Wani death and 'thoughtless' BJP alliance damaged PDP prospects in Kashmir

Firstpost  

Disintegration of Mehbooba Mufti and her party PDP began in the summer of 2018 after BJP pulled the rug from beneath the so-called Kashmir-centric coalition government. Analysts argued that Mehbooba lacked her father’s skills to take everyone along, but her leaders and workers believed that she was also the only one in the PDP who gets along well with all …

Mehbooba Mufti needs to keep PDP flock together; cracks in party could turn fighting J&K polls into distant dream
6 years, 3 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti needs to keep PDP flock together; cracks in party could turn fighting J&K polls into distant dream

Firstpost  

With the Jammu and Kashmir elections approaching, Mehbooba Mufti not only has to win back the trust of her disgruntled PDP MLAs, but also prove worth being re-elected. On Tuesday, in the eighth such recent development for the PDP, three seniors leaders of the party — including two former ministers in Mehbooba’s cabinet — quit the PDP, with two of …

Jammu and Kashmir: Former CM Mehbooba Mufti revamps PDP months after its break-up with BJP
6 years, 7 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Former CM Mehbooba Mufti revamps PDP months after its break-up with BJP

India TV News  

Months after the Bharatiya Janata Party pulled out of its alliance with the People's Democratic Party, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and party President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday revamped the party's organisational structure bringing in new vice-president and five general secretaries. Mehbooba nominated senior leader and former minister Abdul Rehman Veeri as the vice-president of the party, a PDP …

Mehbooba Mufti strips rebel MLAs of constituency work, holds frequent meetings to check dissent within party post BJP split
6 years, 8 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti strips rebel MLAs of constituency work, holds frequent meetings to check dissent within party post BJP split

Firstpost  

Rattled by the dissent within her party, Mehbooba Mufti has stripped the rebel PDP MLAs from the job of handing the problems of party workers. Srinagar: Rattled by the dissent within her party, former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has stripped the rebel MLAs from the job of handing the problems of party workers and has instead entrusted …

Omar Abdullah calls Mehbooba Mufti desperate for attacking BJP, says militancy reborn under PDP rule
6 years, 8 months ago

Omar Abdullah calls Mehbooba Mufti desperate for attacking BJP, says militancy reborn under PDP rule

Firstpost  

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said any attempt by the Centre to “engineer” a split in her party will have “extremely dangerous” consequences. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday called Mehbooba Mufti “desperate” for threatening the BJP-led Central government with militancy if the Peoples Democratic Party breaks up. In her first public appearance after resigning as Jammu and …

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