Mehbooba Mufti says not interested in contesting Jammu and Kashmir polls till 'flag, constitution are restored'

In her first media interaction in over 14 months, Mufti added that the Gupkar Alliance will make a final decision on whether or not the constituent parties will contest the District Development Councils polls Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said her party and the recently-formed People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration will take a final decision on whether to contest elections or not in Jammu and Kashmir. In her first media interaction in over 14 months after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 in August last year and her subsequent detention, Mufti said personally she was not interested in contesting polls till the erstwhile-state’s flag and constitution were restored. Till the time the constitution, under which I used to contest elections, is returned to us, Mehbooba Mufti has got nothing to do with elections, let me tell you that,” she said. When asked about whether her party and the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration will contest the District Development Councils, she said a meeting of the alliance was being held on Saturday where these issues will also be discussed apart from the general situation in Jammu and Kashmir.