SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that the central agencies’ action in West Bengal ahead of the election reeked of the BJP’s “desperation.” She was referring to Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches on the political consultancy firm I-PAC’s office and its director Pratik Jain’s residence in West Bengal. “Outrageous abuse […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for maintaining “silence” on issues concerning the people of the Union territory. In her brief speech while speaking at the tenth death anniversary of her father and PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Mehbooba said […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Supreme Court denying bail to activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots case is a “travesty of justice”, while rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been repeatedly granted parole. The Supreme Court on Monday refused bail to activists Umar Khalid […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said incidents of violence against minorities are going on unabated in the country and claimed that the best example of communal harmony was Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters after a public interaction, “Kath Baat”, in Anantnag, Mehbooba said, “Incidents of violence against minorities are going on […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday opposed any free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union and the US, saying a similar deal with New Zealand had hurt the apple growers of Kashmir by exposing them to “unfair imports”. Expressing concern that apple import duties may be diluted, she said flooding markets with […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said it was “surprising” that her plea in the high court on seeking transfer of Jammu and Kashmir prisoners back home from jails elsewhere was rejected. A PIL filed by Mehbooba seeking transfer of local inmates was dismissed by the High Court of Jammu […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said there was a growing intolerance in the country and urged Jammu and Kashmir chief minister to send a ministerial team to different states to ensure safety of Kashmiris there in the wake of the harassment incidents. “The intolerance in the entire country has increased. Lynchings are […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a PIL filed by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seeking transfer of prisoners from outside jails to prisons in J-K. A division bench of the high court, comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal, in a 15-page order passed on Tuesday […]
JAMMU — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said her father, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was misunderstood by the people for his forming an alliance government with the BJP in 2015. She said Mufti’s decision to join hands with the saffron party was taken in the larger interest of Jammu […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Saturday condemned former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti for opposing the allotment of land to paramilitary forces in Pulwama and called it treasonous. BJP spokesperson Girdhari Lal Raina termed Mehbooba’s stance “irresponsible, politically reckless, treasonous and driven solely by narrow political compulsions to remain relevant” after repeated rejection […]