Former CM Mehbooba Mufti revamps PDP months after its break-up with BJP

Uncle Madani out, loyalist Veeri in as Vice President Brother Tasadduq, relative Mansoor kept at bay; Naeem Akhtar cut to size Weeks after stripping his maternal uncle Sartaj Madni of the post of vice president, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti Sunday appointed senior leader and party loyalist, Abdul Rehman Veeri to the post. The decision comes after PDP faced a rebellion soon after losing power in June. Its five MLAs and two MLCs openly accused Mehbooba of turning the party into a “family fiefdom” where her relatives were…

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