Says She Was ‘Prevent’ From Paying Homage To 1931 Martyrs Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged she was put under house arrest to prevent her from paying homage to 22 Kashmiri people who were killed by the army of a Dogra ruler on this day in 1931. The former chief minister said she […]
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed hope that the Supreme Court would safeguard the Constitution and the law of the country while deciding on the Article 370 petitions. The former J-K chief minister, however, raised apprehensions over the listing of the hearing dates for the case immediately after Chief Justice of India (CJI) […]
Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution on a day-to-day basis. The apex court on Tuesday said it will commence day-to-day hearing from August 2 on the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehboba Mufti on Wednesday accused the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s Administration of importing slums and poverty into the erstwhile state under the pretext of providing housing to homeless people, calling it an attempt to change the demography of the union territory. “The LG made an announcement about giving land to 1.99 […]
Srinagar: In response to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s presser, the government on Wednesday issued statement, saying: “PMAY (Grameen) phase -1 started on 1.4.2016 in which 2,57,349 Houseless cases were identi-fied in J&K in SECC data 2011 and after due verification by Gram sabhas, out of which 136152 cases were sanc-tioned for J&K under the overall […]
Jammu: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged the Election Commission of India (ECI) lacks impartiality and neutrality, and accused the ruling BJP of harming institutions of democracy including the media. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister alleged central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate and CBI are being used to target Opposition leaders. “The election commission […]
Says Only Genuine Accountability Will Restore ‘Trust Between Civilians And Army’ Srinagar: Only genuine accountability will restore “trust between civilians and the armed forces” in Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said here on Wednesday. Her remarks came in response to the reports of the Army launching an investigation into the allegations of troops compelling worshippers […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion in the US about the safety of minorities in India was followed by absurd statements by BJP ministers. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was responding to tweets by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]
Patna: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the state she had ruled, now stripped of its special status and divided into two Union territories, was a “laboratory” for the ruling BJP at the Centre. Talking to reporters here a day after the opposition meeting, Mufti voiced fear of “Kashmirisation” of […]
Patna: Jammu and Kashmir stalwarts Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti will be coming to the Bihar capital next week for the June 23 conclave of parties opposed to the BJP, a key political aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Sunday. JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ made the disclosure at the party’s […]