Mehbooba Mufti slams Omar Abdullah in Pulwama rally

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Mehbooba Mufti slams Omar Abdullah in Pulwama rally

3 min learnSrinagarApr 12, 2026 08:17 PM IST

Following its rout within the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Meeting election, the Individuals’s Democratic Social gathering (PDP) has began a marketing campaign to attach with the grassroots, with social gathering president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti helming the trouble.

On Sunday, Mufti addressed the second public rally of the marketing campaign in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, a PDP stronghold represented by Waheed Para, one of many social gathering’s three members within the 90-seat Meeting.

In her tackle, the PDP chief took on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, accusing him of “failing the individuals” of Jammu and Kashmir. “What had been you considering? That the youth will probably be safeguarded, they are going to get employment, and the youth languishing in jails will probably be freed or a minimum of introduced again to Kashmir from Tihar, Punjab and Haryana in order that their poor households can meet them?” Mufti requested, including, “If you individuals determined (to vote for the Nationwide Convention), we felt dangerous, however we had been happy that your vote for one social gathering could resolve the problems of the individuals.”

Mufti stated the Chief Minister has most popular silence. “In Jammu, our non-Muslims determined to vote for the BJP as a result of it’s a Hindu social gathering. The Muslims unanimously determined to vote for this social gathering (the NC). They thought that the grandson of Sheikh (Mohammad Abdullah) Sahib would stand not just for the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir but additionally for the Muslims of India. He’ll discuss not of the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir however the Muslims of India. However when the Waqf Invoice got here, he was silent. When Waqf property was seized, he (Omar Abdullah) didn’t permit a decision within the Meeting. Not too long ago, an order was issued that folks related to mosques ought to give their names, addresses and financial institution accounts, however he opted for silence. Right now, no person is able to be a part of the mosque committee due to worry. You voted for them to finish this worry, however it has not,” she stated.

“God forbid, we don’t need that he (Omar Abdullah) ought to behave with the non-Muslims the best way the BJP is behaving with the Muslims. However we thought that since he’s the Chief Minister of the one Muslim-majority state, he would safeguard our rights,” she added.

She claimed that when her social gathering questions the CM about election guarantees, he retorts by linking the PDP with the BJP.

“Once we ask in regards to the 12 free gasoline cylinders, he says PDP-BJP; once we ask about 200 items of free electrical energy, he solutions with PDP-BJP,” Mufti stated, including, “We fashioned a authorities with the BJP, not only for making a authorities, however for you. Once we needed to make a authorities, if Omar sahib had come to us, we might have made it. We made it (with the BJP) in order that (Article) 370 is just not touched. I launched 12,000 youths. I obtained two AIIMS for Jammu and Kashmir when each state obtained just one. I obtained a delegation to speak to the Hurriyat…”

Bashaarat Masood is a Particular Correspondent with The Indian Categorical. He has been overlaying Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the conflict-ridden Kashmir valley, for twenty years. Bashaarat joined The Indian Categorical after finishing his Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism from the College in Kashmir. He has been writing on politics, battle and improvement. Bashaarat was awarded with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2012 for his tales on the Pathribal faux encounter.
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Two Many years of Frontline Reporting: Bashaarat has spent 20 years documenting the evolution of Kashmir, from high-intensity battle and political shifts to socio-economic improvement.

Award-Profitable Investigative Journalism: He’s a recipient of the celebrated Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award (2012). This honor was bestowed for his reporting on the Pathribal faux encounter, a sequence of tales that highlighted his skill to deal with delicate human rights and safety points with investigative rigor.

Specialised Beats: His authoritative protection spans:

Political Transitions: Monitoring the shift from statehood to Union Territory, electoral dynamics, and the heartbeat of native governance.

Safety & Battle: Offering nuanced reporting on counter-insurgency, civil liberties, and the influence of the battle on the civilian inhabitants.

Growth: Documenting the infrastructure, healthcare, and academic panorama throughout the Valley.

Tutorial Background: He holds a Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism from the College of Kashmir, offering him with a localized educational {and professional} basis that’s uncommon in regional reporting. … Learn Extra