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Wont let in leaders who left party and now willing to return PDP chief

18-Jan-2022
Jammu Jan 18 PTI PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said she is not taking back those leaders who have deserted the party even though many of them are willing to returnDozens of senior PDP leaders including former ministers and legislators left the party after the BJP withdrew its support to the Mehbooba-led coalition government in July 2018 and most of them joined the Apni Party led by Altaf Bukhari or the Peoples Conference led by Sajjad LoneI have made it a principle that those who have left us will not be taken back Many of the leaders who deserted the party are eager to return but I am not going to take them back Mehbooba said addressing a function at party headquarters hereThe function was organised by the PDP to welcome dozens of new entrants including supporters of Bushan Lal Dogra a former minister who rejoined the PDP last monthDogra is like my younger brother and is a thorough gentleman whom I respect the most His case of rejoining the party is exceptional Mehbooba said expressing hope that he along with other workers would work tirelessly for strengthening the party at the grass-roots levelLaunching a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government she alleged that the ruling party is using Jammu and Kashmir as a laboratory for experimenting and has destroyed the erstwhile stateMy request to the people is to stand up to save Jammu and Kashmir If you are able to save JK you will save the country They started destruction of the country from JK the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister saidReferring to the governments plan to facilitate large scale investment in Jammu and Kashmir she said outside investors bring their own labour force along with them while they have their contribution in the apartments planned to be build by the big real estate investors She accused the BJP of launching an eviction drive to retrieve land from the hapless poor people irrespective of their religion creed or casteUnder BJP rule the rich are becoming richer while as the number of poor had doubled with youth becoming jobless and inflation touching the sky she saidPraising her party workers Mehbooba said it is heartening to see the dream of party founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed becoming a reality with each passing dayI am seeing concern for people of Kashmir growing in Jammu Mufti wanted to see the two regions stand together and understand each others pain This is happening today she said PTI TAS ZMN
18-Jan-2022 National
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