Tag: Mehbooba Mufti

Inclusion of Non-local Voter: Farooq Abdullah led All Party Meeting underway in Srinagar; Will go on hunger strike if there is demographic intervention says Sajad Lone

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Inclusion of Non-local Voter: Farooq Abdullah led All Party Meeting Underway In Srinagar; will go on hunger strike if there is demographic intervention says Sajad Lone

All-party meeting led by Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah over the issue of inclusion of outside voters in J&K electoral rolls is underway at Srinagar. Sources said that Dr. Farooq Abdullah is chairing the meeting which has just started at his Gupkar residence at srinagar. The senior political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir representing their respective parties are participating in this meeting, they said. Earlier this week, the J&K Election Commission said that even outsiders residing in J&K can get their names registered…

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UN should take note of rights violations: Mehbooba Mufti

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UN should take note of rights violations - Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the United Nations had to “step in” as India’s own institutions have stopped taking notice of human rights violations. Mehbooba said anyone who raised voice against the wrong measures of the Government of India (GOI) was labelled as “Pakistani agent”. “Anyone who raises his voice against GOI’s draconian measures is conveniently labelled as a Pakistani agent. A pity that our own institutions have stopped taking notice of such brazen human rights violations & instead the UN has…

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Mehbooba Mufti, Sajad Lone, Shah Faesal caution Centre against tinkering with J&K’s special status

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Amid the growing grip in Kashmir in the wake of build-up of security forces, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti late on Friday night led a delegation of political leaders from different parties to Governor Satya Pal Malik, urging him that New Delhi shouldn’t tinker with unique identity of Muslim majority state of Jammu and Kashmir. In a dramatic turn of events, Mehbooba, late Friday night, addressed media, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to tinker with the State’s special status. “The Prime Minister must ensure that the…

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Mehbooba Mufti, Rajnath Singh focus on Interlocutor, Security

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After hour-long discussion, Mehbooba says Central funds, development on track Noting that violence has come down in the state, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said funds from the Prime Minister’s package are now getting released and many developmental works, including that of an AIIMS campus, are going on in full swing. After holding an hour-long meeting with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here along with senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the state government, Mehbooba told reporters: “Situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved as…

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Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah discuss ways to protect Article 35A

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Amid growing controversy over the attempts of the revocation of Article 35A, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah at his residence here today. “The CM discussed the current political situation in the state with the NC president,” NC spokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu said. Mattu said the significant part of the meeting was taken up discussing ways to protect Article 35A. “Farooq suggested that the CM should consult other parties with an aim to create a wider consensus amongst like-minded parties in this battle to…

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Mehbooba Mufti, Nirmal Singh not on same page over tackling Hurriyat leaders

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Nirmal Singh not against banning Separatists Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh are not on the same page over dealing with separatist groups, including the Hurriyat Conference. The Chief Minister had recently stated that the state government would consider any request for security from separatist leaders if they approached it following a threat by former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Mussa. In contrast, the Deputy Chief Minister, who belongs to the BJP, is not against banning the Hurriyat Conference. “The Centre as well as the state will…

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