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Mehbooba rejects BJP’s demand of ‘rotational chief ministership’ in J&K?

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Days after the demise of Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, it seems that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alliance has come under a serious strain. On one hand PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has put some conditions in front of BJP, while the latter, in a tough move, has put some counter terms. As per a ‘Times of India’ report, BJP has asked the PDP chief to agree on appointing a ‘rotational chief minister ship’ for Jammu and Kashmir, which has been rejected by Mehbooba.…

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Gadkari meets Mehbooba, hints Centre will fulfil Mufti’s dreams

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Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today met PDP president Mehbooba Mufti to condole the death of her father and Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Gadkari visited the Fairview residence in the posh Gupkar road area in Srinagar to express solidarity with Mehbooba on behalf of the Union Government and the BJP. He dropped the hint that Narendra Modi government would fulfil the dreams which the late Chief Minister had about Kashmir. Mehbooba is set to succeed her father as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, but has refused to…

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Sympathy wave swells for Mehbooba Mufti

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She is all set to become Jammu & Kashmir’s first woman chief minister. But the day after her father’s death, Mehbooba Mufti remained closeted in her home, refusing to take oath until the four-day mourning is over. Outside her residence on Srinagar’s Gupkar Road, mourners swarmed, with many in tears, shaking their heads, all expressing their shock at Mufti Muhammad’s Sayeed death. Mehbooba remained shut away from the crowds, not meeting anyone except close family and associates. “She has very big shoes to fill,” said Raza Haidar, a schoolteacher who…

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Rubaiya Sayeed (The kidnapped daughter of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed)

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A 23-year-old Rubaiya was kidnapped by Kashmiri militants in 1989, five days after her father became the first Muslim Minister of Home Affairs. Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of late Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed  today lives a low-profile life in Chennai. A 23-year-old Rubaiya was kidnapped by Kashmiri militants in 1989, five days after her father became the first Muslim Minister of Home Affairs. The militants had demanded the release of five arrested in return of Rubaiya’s release. With no other option, government accepted their demand and freed…

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Why saffron party may support Mehbooba despite reservations

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Apart from ‘sentiments’, there are many reasons why the BJP may back Mehbooba Mufti despite her perceived soft stance towards separatists — a position which does not suit the saffron party. Apparently, several state BJP leaders have expressed reservations on supporting her, one because of her lack of experience and two, the perceived stance. According to party sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a relationship of mutual respect with her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who also enjoyed immense goodwill within the party. It so appears that the Chief Minister had…

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Mehbooba set to be next CM – Know more about first female CM of J&K

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After her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s demise on Thursday, Mehbooba Mufti is set to take charge of the country’s only Muslim-majority state. The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday urged the governor to let Mehbooba Mufti become the 13th and the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Senior PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Beigh and Altaf Bukhari yesterday submitted a letter to Governor NN Vohra nominating Mehbooba Mufti as the leader of their legislature party — which would entitle her to assume charge as the new chief minister…

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Governor asks PDP, BJP to clear stand on govt formation

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Moves for new government formation in Jammu and Kashmir gathered momentum today with Governor NN Vohra asking PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and state BJP chief to make their position clear on the issue. As the state was in mourning following the demise of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba was reluctant to be sworn-in at least till the fourth day of the mourning, allies PDP and BJP held discussions on the way forward. Raj Bhavan sources said the Governor has written to Mehbooba and state BJP chief Sat Pal…

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NC in wait-and-watch mode ahead of succession

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The opposition National Conference is watching the political developments in the aftermath of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s death. Senior party leaders have decided to keep quiet over the issue of succession within the Peoples Democratic Party. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed breathed his last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on Thursday. Working president of the National Conference and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is reported to have told his party men to maintain silence over the succession issue and not utter a word…

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BJP to take call on supporting Mehbooba after the mourning

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Rubbishes rumours of party leaders demanding rotational chief ministership A day after the passing away of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Ram Madhav today held a meeting with Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti. Besides offering his condolences, Madhav said they held deliberations over the future of the PDP-BJP coalition government even as the BJP said they would decide their future strategy vis-à-vis extending support to Mehbooba as J&K Chief Minister after the mourning period of four days got over. “I went to offer…

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Mufti third CM to die in harness

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Seventy nine -year-old Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who breathed his last this morning at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, is the third Chief Minister of the state who died in office. Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq, last Prime Minister and first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died in office on December 12, 1971, while the Indo-Pak war was on. Sayed Mir Qasim became the Chief Minister of the state after the death of Sadiq. Although Sayeed Mir Qasim remained the Chief Minister till February 25, 1975, yet after…

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