Srinagar: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is at its lowest right now but it will play an instrumental role in forming a non-BJP coalition government after the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, party leader Iltija Mufti has said. Iltija, the third generation politician from the Mufti family and daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, […]
Srinagar: Separatist leader and Hurriyat member Syed Salim Geelani on Sunday joined the People’s Democratic Party here. Geelani joined the PDP in presence of party president Mehbooba Mufti at party office here. “PDP is a party which talks about democratic rights, human rights and political rights of people. It talks about political solution to Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party Youth President and Assembly Candidate for Pulwama Constituency Waheed Ur Rehman Parra on Sunday said that if Jamaat-e-Islami had approached the PDP President Mehbooba Mufti, She would have accommodated Jamaat-e-Islami candidates and given them tickets. Parra in a statement emphasized that the PDP has always prioritized inclusive politics and engagement with […]
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti on Thursday said the PDP will emerge as the kingmaker in Jammu and Kashmir as no party will get a majority on its own in the upcoming assembly polls. “I am very confident that the PDP will be the kingmaker in whatever situation we are. One thing is clear that no party […]
New Delhi : Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir may make poll promises they deem fit but if any of them advocates for stone pelters, terrorists and those who take funds from Pakistan in their manifesto, strict action will be taken by the Centre, the BJP said on Sunday. “Whatever they say for the elections, […]
Srinagar: PDP chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari on Tuesday quit the party ahead of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Bukhari was apparently miffed at not being given the mandate to contest the polls. He had hoped to contest the polls from Wagoora-Kreeri, but the return of former minister Basharat Bukhari to the PDP last […]
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti was on Monday named as the constituency in-charge for the Bijbehara assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir as the party nominated leaders for various segments a day ahead of the start of the poll process. The party nominated constituency incharges for eight assembly segments […]
Mehbooba, NC Leaders Claim House Arrest Srinagar/Jammu: Protests by Congress and PDP in Jammu and celebrations by BJP in Srinagar marked the fifth anniversary of the reading down of Article 370 of the Constitution that provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir even as former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and several other regional party leaders […]
Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday voiced their strong opposition to the Centre’s move to vest more powers in the Union Territory’s Lieutenant Governor for taking decisions on matters related to police and all-India service officers. While main regional outfits — the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) — […]
Says political families treat people as their subjects SRINAGAR: Apni Party President, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Sunday said that the NC and PDP have a long history of deceptions. He said that the leaders of these parties created empires and established their family rule here by deceiving innocent people who had placed their trust […]