Amid fear of backlash, PDP MLAs give a miss to their constituencies

On Wednesday when Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited central Kashmir’s Budgam district to review the law and order situation, her party’s legislator from the district was missing in the meeting. While the Chief Minister is facing criticism for “mishandling” the ongoing unrest, which resulted in nearly 50 killings, her party legislator are mostly missing from the scene during the present crisis. This is despite the fact that she had asked her ministers and legislator to visit their constituencies and reach out to people. Many MLAs of the party are “fearful…

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