#MehboobaMufti Archives

Protests Mark Sixth Anniversary of Article 370 Revocation in Kashmir — Statehood Demand Intensifies While BJP Celebrates Integration

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 Editor

Statehood Demand Intensifies as PDP, NC, Congress Accuse Centre of Betrayal; BJP Celebrates ‘Integration and Development’ By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 06 Aug 2025 Six years have passed since the Indian Parliament revoked Article 370, stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and bifurcating it into two Union Territories. On this sixth anniversary, the region stands as a divided landscape of celebration and dissent, where competing narratives clash on the ground and in public memory. The anniversary sparked widespread protests across the Valley and Jammu, with opposition parties…

Mehbooba Mufti Blasts BJP and NC for Development Failures: Reclaiming Peace and Dignity in Post-Article 370 Jammu & Kashmir

August 2, 2025 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti Slams BJP and NC for Failing Jammu & Kashmir | PDP Foundation Day 2025 By: Javid Amin | 01 Aug 2025 A Moment of Reckoning in Kashmir’s Political Discourse On the occasion of the 26th Foundation Day of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti delivered a sharply worded speech that may prove pivotal in Jammu & Kashmir’s evolving political discourse. Unlike routine political statements, her address targeted the governing BJP and the opposition NC alike, accusing both of failing the people of Jammu & Kashmir, especially in…

Mehbooba Mufti Slams ‘Communalisation’ of Urdu in Jammu and Kashmir Recruitment Row

July 17, 2025 Editor

Language, Identity, and the Battle for Urdu in Jammu & Kashmir By: Javid Amin | Srinagar | 16 July 2025 The Urdu Controversy: A Lingual Flashpoint In July 2025, Jammu and Kashmir found itself at the center of yet another political and cultural firestorm — this time, over language. The controversy erupted after the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) issued an interim stay on the requirement of basic Urdu proficiency for candidates applying for the prestigious Naib Tehsildar posts in the region. The ruling directed the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection…

Injustice or Security? Mehbooba Mufti Condemns Mass Detentions!

May 6, 2025 Editor

Mufti Condemns ‘Unjust’ Crackdown in Pahalgam, Calls for Fair Treatment of Locals Pahalgam, May 6, 2025 – Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti visited Pahalgam on Monday, meeting with locals and condemning what she described as an “unjust crackdown” following the April 22 terror attack that claimed 26 lives. Mufti’s Concerns Over Civilian Detentions During her visit, Mufti interacted with residents and tourists, praising the bravery of locals who risked their lives to protect visitors during the attack. However, she strongly criticized…

Mehbooba Mufti Warns Against Division: ‘Pitting Hindus and Muslims Will Have Dangerous Consequences’

March 14, 2025 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti Warns Against Divisive Politics, Cites Dangerous Consequences Srinagar, March 13: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has issued a stark warning about the dangers of pitting Hindus and Muslims against each other. Reacting to controversies surrounding Holi celebrations coinciding with Friday prayers during Ramadhan, Mufti emphasized that such divisive politics could have long-term repercussions for the country. “A Poisonous Atmosphere” Speaking to reporters in Shopian, Mufti lamented the deteriorating communal harmony in India. “The atmosphere across the country is being…

Healing Touch Vs Muscular Policy: Mehbooba Mufti Slams Ban on J&K Parties

March 13, 2025 Editor

Healing Touch vs. Muscular Policy: Mehbooba Mufti Criticizes Ban on J&K-Based Parties New Delhi/Srinagar, March 13, 2025 – The political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir has been stirred by the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) recent decision to ban two regional parties, the Awami Action Committee (AAC) and the Jammu and Kashmir Ittehadul Muslimeen (JKIM). The move has drawn sharp criticism from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who has called for a more compassionate approach to governance in the region. A Controversial Ban The MHA’s declaration of the…

Mehbooba Mufti Criticizes Omar Abdullah for Not Standing Up for J&K’s Rights

March 4, 2025 Editor

PDP Slams NC for ‘Validating’ Article 370 Abrogation: Urges CM to Stand Up for People’s Rights Srinagar 03 March 2025: In a recent press conference, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supremo Mehbooba Mufti accused the National Conference (NC) of “validating” the abrogation of Article 370. She urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to stand up for the rights and self-respect of his people. Mehbooba emphasized that the issues facing Jammu and Kashmir extend beyond the restoration of statehood. Criticism of NC and CM Omar Abdullah: Lack of Mention in…

Facade of Normalcy in J&K Criticized by Mehbooba Mufti Amid Draconian Laws

February 17, 2025 Editor

Facade of normalcy created in J&K by imposition of draconian laws: Mehbooba Mufti Mehbooba Mufti urges Chief Minister Omar Abdullah “to refrain from endorsing the August 5, 2019 decision (abrogation of Article 370) in the formulation of business rules for the assembly” Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday (February 16, 2025) asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “to come down from its high horse and acknowledge that the situation in J&K is not as normal as it appears”. “The façade…

Mehbooba Mufti Appeals to Andhra, Bihar CMs to Halt Waqf Amendment Bill

February 1, 2025 Editor

Former J&K chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti caims that the Waqf Amendment Bill is against religious and constitutional rights of Muslims Claiming that the Waqf Amendment Bill is against religious and constitutional rights of Muslims, former J&K chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday wrote to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, urging them to halt the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), after clearing the Waqf bill, had recently presented it before Parliament.…

Political Vendetta? PDP Slams J&K Govt for Hotel Demolition

January 29, 2025 Editor

Peoples Democratic Party leaders allege that the demolition was carried out despite proper permission for the construction Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Omar Abdullah led National Conference government over the demolition of an under construction hotel of the opposition party’s leader Bashir Ahmad Mir in the tourist resort of Sonamarg. “We strongly condemn the selective targeting of senior PDP leader Bashir Mir sahab, whose property was unjustly demolished in Sonamarg. The adoption of Yogi’s bulldozer model led by Omar Abdullah Sahab’s govt in J&K is…