Decision to drop me a surprise, manner it was conveyed shocking: Haseeb Drabu

Former Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Haseeb Drabu on Tuesday broke silence on his unceremonious exit from the Mehbooba Mufti government saying the decision was a “surprise” and the manner in which it was conveyed “shocking”. The 57-year-old issued a three-page statement minutes after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti gave additional charge of finance and labour to the state’s Education Minister Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari. In the 21-point statement, Drabu said the decision to “drop me did come as a surprise but what was shocking was the manner and method of…

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