Hitting out at Mufti, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell head Amit Malviya said India need not learn about diversity and inclusivity from any other country.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 18 (ANI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that the BJP giving voting rights to non-locals is the "last nail in the coffin of electoral democracy".

Srinagar Mar 19 PTI Shab-e-Barat was observed across the Kashmir valley with night-long prayers at major mosques and shrines even as no congregation was allowed at the historic Jamia Masjid here officials said on SaturdayDevotees thronged mosques and shrines on Friday night to pray and participate in the recitation of the Holy Quran while preachers and religious scholars highlighted the importance of the night and the teachings of IslamShab-e-Barat is observed by Muslims on the intervening night of 14th and 15th Shaban the eighth month of the Islamic calendarHowever no prayers were allowed at the Jamia Masjid in the Nowhatta area of the city the officials saidThe Anjumam Auqaf Jama Masjid managing committee of the mosque said the magistrate and police officials dropped by on Friday evening and informed that evening and night prayers and Shab-e-Barat prayers cannot be held at the mosqueThe mosque was then closed for the public the committee saidPDP president Mehbooba Mufti said the Centre was deliberately shutting the doors to religion to instil a sense of crushing disempowerment and despondencyAfter besieging tormenting Kashmiris in every possible way the only solace for people here is religion GOI is deliberately shutting the doors to that too to instil a sense of crushing disempowerment despondency Criminally cruel to say the least Mehbooba wrote on Twitter PTI SSB IJT

Jammu Feb 21 PTI Peoples Democratic Party PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday lamented the killing of a Bajrang Dal activist in Karnataka saying it was tragic Bajrang Dal activist Harsha 23 was stabbed to death by unidentified people in Karnatakas Shivamogga district on Sunday night It the killing should not have happened It is very tragic she told reporters Asked whether she condemned the killing Mufti said Exactly it should be condemned if something like that has happened The former chief minister was interacting with media persons outside her party headquarters at Gandhi Nagar in Jammu where she met several delegations including unemployed youth and transporters Various delegations including the aspiring candidates of Border Battalions and Central Industrial Security Force CISF and transporters held separate meetings with me to highlight their issues I request the administration to take note of their grievances and ensure final selection of the candidates for Border Battalions as many of the youth who have applied for the jobs have turned overage she said Mufti also asked the administration to look into the issues of transporters who she said have suffered huge losses over the years The government is phasing out commercial vehicles in Jammu and Srinagar districts in 20 years and in the rest of the districts in 25 yearsthey transporters have suffered huge losses due to COVID-induced lockdown and are overburdened by loans The price hike of diesel has made their lives miserable she said expressing hope that the government will take note of their issues and address them on priority PTI TAS AB CJ CJ

Srinagar Dec 28 PTI PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team SIT to security forces in the Hyderpora encounter was not surprising and alleged that the inquiry was to cover-up a botched operation The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to the SIT ruling out any foul play by security forces in the incident in which four persons including a foreign terrorist were killed SITs clear chit to armed forces in Hyderpora encounter isnt surprising It was purely a charade to cover up a botched up operation absolve those culpable for killing innocent civilians How can one expect justice when they themselves are judge jury executioner Mehbooba tweeted PTI MIJ AQS AQS

Jammu Dec 23 PTI Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said the administration was eyeing the land and property of people of the union territory having already hurt their dignity and special identityShe said the theatrics of peace being played by the BJP-led Central government was proving to be counterproductive The arm twisting measures with heavy military presence on the ground denying fundamental rights to people and enforcing a political ideology is what is being done in the name of ensuring peace in Jammu and Kashmir she saidYou cannot shut the mouth of a patient in pain and declare him stable Measures of coercion can buy you some time but will not bring peace she saidPeace cannot be enforced but established by understanding the core problem and addressing the grievances of the people she said Reconciliation and dialogue is the only way to establish lasting peace she saidShe was addressing villagers in RS Pura who are affected due to the government plans to develop Gharana wetlandThe former chief minister said that like villagers around Gharana wetland farmers across Jammu and Kashmir were being forced out of their propertiesgriculture and horticulture has always been the backbone of states economy and it was this sector which enabled the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to survive despite turbulence and unrest she said adding now the government seems to be eyeing these sectors to further weaken the already struggling economyShe said that Gharana has always been home to the migratory bird and the development project may bring tourist to the area However the administration cannot turn a blind eye to the problems of the local residents who are losing a huge chunk of land Endorsing the demand of the protesting villagers she said they should be allotted alternative land and provided jobs PTI AB TIR TIR

Jammu Dec 18 PTI PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called on the youth to join the struggle for restoration of their rights snatched by the Centre and said non-violence not stones or guns was the way ahead The former chief minister also said the BJP-led government had intelligence inputs about the civilian killings by terrorists but it deliberately refrained from cracking the whip You have to understand the situation and become our voiceif you do not show courage today the coming generations will raise a question as our land jobs and even minorminerals are going to outsiders It is imperative for us to stand up and struggle for our rights Mehbooba said at the youth convention in the border district of Rajouri Insisting on a peaceful struggle for the cause Mehbooba said God forbid I will never ask you to pick up stones or guns I know they have a bullet ready against those treading this path You have to raise your voice and join us in a democratic struggle for our snatched rights Referring to the recent killings of civilians including those belonging to minority communitiesin the valley by terrorists she said the government had prior intelligence inputs about the attacks but did nothing Those who were killed were our own people but 900 Kashmiri youth were arrested Another 1000 youth were picked up when the home minister visited Jammu and Kashmir last month Our jails are packed and hence those arrested are now being shifted to the Agra jail she said Mehbooba said the government is coining words such as like white collared militants OGW over ground workers and hybrid militants to justify the arrests and killings She asked the youth why the Kashmir issue with thousands of sacrifices over 30 years cannot be resolved peacefully when the farmers peacefully protesting against the three farm laws could convince the government to repeal them Mehbooba said she had full faith in the words of her father who was proud over the granting of a separate flag constitution and land rights by India to the people of Jammu and Kashmir Accusing the BJP of being anti-Muslim she told the youth For them we are the sons of Mughal emperors Babur and Aurangzeb termites and canceryou have to be our voice as they will continue their attempts to divide people to give legitimacy to its illegitimate decision of August 5 2019 Such a decision was the only prerogative of the constituent assembly Only it could have taken a decision on Article 370 So the decision taken on August 5 2019 was illegitimate and unconstitutional Mehbooba said She said the people of Jammu are now realising the fallout of the decision as their land and jobs are going to outsiders while the land in Kashmir is being provided to make concrete homes to security forces Jammu and Kashmir is a Muslim majority state though the people of all faiths lived in complete harmony with each other They are making attempts to change its demography through the August 5 2019 decision Mehbooba said The PDF chief said she had not come to seek votes but wanted to caution the people about attempts to divide them on the basis of religion and caste They are creating new parties every day to divide the people and want to win the next Assembly elections to validate its wrong decision abrogation of Article 370 through the assembly she said PTI TAS CJ CJ

Srinagar Nov 20 PTI PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor LG Manoj Sinha should take the responsibility for the Hyderpora encounter in which civilians were killedWhat happened at Hyderpora was very bad The oppression has crossed the limits And the LG should take the responsibility for the encounter as he is not only the head of the administration here but also the representative of the Centre she told reporters in Kupwara district of north KashmirThe former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said it is the LGs duty to protect the lives and properties of the people of the Union TerritoryAt Hyderpora three innocent civilians were killed and later branded as OGWs overground workers and hybrid militants and the families had to beg for their bodies And till now the body of Amir Magray who is from a poor family has not been handed over to the family His father has been awarded for killing a militantThis kind of atrocities will not improve the situation but will rather deteriorate it further Such incidents will further widen the distance between the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the country she saidMufti warned that if such incidents continue to take place the situation will become very dangerous in Jammu and KashmirShe said Sinha should ensure that Magrays body is handed over to his familyHe Sinha is answerable to us as he is the representative of the Centre and whatever wrong happens here he is responsible for that the PDP chief addedFour persons were killed in an alleged encounter at Hyderpora here on Monday night A controversy broke out as the families of three of those killed in the incident said their kin were innocent civilians A magisterial probe has been ordered into the incidentMufti alleged that there is a jungle raj in Jammu and KashmirThere is no government Everything including the right to speech is being suppressed here Kashmir has been turned into a big jail she said PTI SSB RC

Srinagar Nov 19 PTI PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the Centres decision to repeal three contentious farm laws is a welcome step and expressed hope that the Union government course corrects and reverses the illegal changes made in Jammu and Kashmir since August 2019Decision to repeal farm laws an apology is a welcome step even though it stems from electoral compulsions fear of drubbing in elections Ironical that while BJP needs to please people in rest of India for votes punishing humiliating Kashmiris satisfies their major votebank she wrote on TwitterThe Peoples Democratic Party PDP chief alleged that the decision on August 5 2019 to abrogate the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcate the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into Union territories was taken by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party BJP only to please its votersDesecrating Indian constitution to dismember disempower JK was done only to please their voters I hope they course correct here too reverse the illegal changes made in JK since August 2019 the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said PTI SSB RC

Srinagar Oct 25 PTI PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called on people to take Pakistans win over India in a T20 World Cup match in the right spirit amid reports of anger against Kashmiris for celebrating the neighbouring countrys victoryPakistan beat India by 10 wickets in a Super 12 game on Sunday in their first win over their arch-rivals in a World Cup match in their 13th attemptA scuffle broke out between some Kashmiri students and those from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology in Punjabs Sangrur district on Sunday night The incident took place after some slogans were raised after the match according to policeWhy such anger against Kashmiris for celebrating Paks win Some are even chanting murderous slogans - desh ke gadaaron ko goli maarocalling to shoot traitors One hasnt forgotten how many celebrated by distributing sweets when JK was dismembered stripped of special status Mehbooba said in a tweetThe Peoples Democratic Party chief said that everyone should take Pakistans victory in the right spiritLets agree to disagree take it in the right spirit like Virat Kohli who was the first to congratulate the Pakistani cricket team she said PTI SSB MIJ DIV DIV