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PDP leaders plough paddy fields to protest govt. takeover of land from farmers in Pulwama

PDP leaders plough paddy fields to protest govt. takeover of land from farmers in Pulwama

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PDP leader Iltija Mufti, who also joined the farmers, accused the Revenue Department of “trying to snatch 2000 Kanals of fertile agricultural land in Dangerpora in Pulwama from poor families who’ve cultivated paddy here for centuries”. Photo credit: X/@jkpdp In a unique protest, leaders of Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday (June 8, 2026) ploughed paddy fields to oppose the administration’s move to take over a huge tract of land from farmers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama. “A few days ago, a local tehsildar warned members of 400 villages not to sow paddy seedling in fields spread over 3000 kanals (375 acre) of land. The villagers were warned of a First Information Report (FIR) if they step inside fields. We have been sowing the land for more than 80 years. What will happen to our families and cattle, which are dependent on the yield,” said Shabir Ahmad, a farmer from Pulwama’s Padgampora. He said small patches of 3-4 kanals of land were being utilised by locals to procure rice and feed for cattle. “If the …

People of Iran must stand united against “ploys” of U.S., Israel, says PDP chief

People of Iran must stand united against “ploys” of U.S., Israel, says PDP chief

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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. File. | Photo Credit: PTI PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday (January 16, 2026) called upon the people of Iran to stand united to defeat the “ploys” of the U.S. and Israel, and also appealed to the leadership in the Islamic Republic to address the grievances of the protesters there. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Ms. Mufti, a former Chief Minister of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, said the U.S. has a habit of intervening in other countries with an eye on their resources. Also read | Decisive new factors in the Iranian conundrum “The U.S. has a habit of saying that they want to establish democracy in other countries by taking out leaderships there…which is totally wrong. Basically, the U.S. always wants to intervene because it eyes their resources like fuel, etc.,” she said. She said the U.S. has “destroyed” several Muslim countries in the same manner by claiming that “atrocities” were being committed against the people in those nations. “However, the biggest atrocities are being committed against …

‘Onus Is On IndiGo’: Govt Sources On Iltija Mufti’s Claim Of Muslim Staff Being Abused | India News

‘Onus Is On IndiGo’: Govt Sources On Iltija Mufti’s Claim Of Muslim Staff Being Abused | India News

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Last Updated:December 22, 2025, 23:46 IST According to government sources, IndiGo would need to formally complain about the passenger for further action to be taken. Iltija Mufti | File Image Government sources on Monday told CNN-News18 that the responsibility for initiating action in the case highlighted by Iltija Mufti, involving the alleged verbal abuse of a Muslim IndiGo ground staff member by a passenger, rests primarily with the airline, not the aviation ministry or the regulator. According to government sources, IndiGo would need to formally complain about the passenger for further action to be taken. Under existing aviation rules, an unruly passenger can be placed on a no-fly list once the airline completes due process. After that, the airline may share the details with other carriers, enabling wider enforcement of the restriction. Sources clarified that the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have a limited role in such cases unless the airline initiates formal proceedings. “The onus is on IndiGo to take the next steps as per established procedures,” …

Youth share tales of harassment at PDP meet on why Kashmiri professionals are turning to violence

Youth share tales of harassment at PDP meet on why Kashmiri professionals are turning to violence

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Tales of “hounding and harassment” were shared at a youth conference in Srinagar on Sunday (December 7, 2025) that sought to understand why local professionally qualified Kashmiris, including doctors with white-collar jobs, were turning to violence, an issue that came to the fore after the Red Fort blast in New Delhi. Organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the conference was attended by the relatives of active militants, youth facing militancy charges and students who get ‘hounded’ outside J&K after militant attacks in Kashmir. “I was arrested just two hours before my exams for a law degree. Most of the rights I had read in the books were violated. I was picked up without a search warrant or an arrest warrant. My right to dignity was compromised when I was asked to remove my clothes. I realised that it’s might is right,” said Raqif Makhdoomi, an undertrial, who was arrested in 2021 on terror-related charges that are denied by him.  Speaking in front of a huge audience of youth and top leadership of the PDP, …

‘Running BJP Agenda, Fears Talking About Article 370’: Mehbooba Mufti Slams NC

‘Running BJP Agenda, Fears Talking About Article 370’: Mehbooba Mufti Slams NC

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Last Updated:April 20, 2025, 23:10 IST On the recent controversy over former R&AW chief A S Dulat’s latest book, Mehbooba Mufti claimed he is close to the Abdullah family and is trying to bring them close to the BJP. PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti | File Image/PTI PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the National Conference, claiming that the ruling party is afraid of talking about Article 370 and is running the BJP agenda in Jammu and Kashmir. She asked the people to strengthen her party as “it not only wants to become the voice of the people of J-K but also raise the voice for the oppressed Muslim community in the country”. The former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was in Rajouri, where she addressed a public gathering besides holding a series of meetings with party workers, during her first visit to the region after the PDP’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections last year. While Mehbooba herself lost from the Rajouri-Anantnag …

Storm brews in Kashmir over Dulat’s book: ‘A friend can’t write like this,’ says Farooq Abdullah on Article 370 claims | India News

Storm brews in Kashmir over Dulat’s book: ‘A friend can’t write like this,’ says Farooq Abdullah on Article 370 claims | India News

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Revelations by former Research and Analysis Wing chief A S Dulat in his new book, The Chief Minister and the Spy, have put the National Conference in a spot, particularly over his claim that party chief Farooq Abdullah was “willing to work with Delhi” on the abrogation of Article 370. Dulat claims in his book that Abdullah told him, “We would have helped. Why were we not taken into confidence?” on the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. On Wednesday, Abdullah said he is saddened over the many inaccuracies in the book. Saying that “a friend doesn’t write like this”, Abdullah referred to Queen Elizebath’s words that “recollections may vary”. Story continues below this ad Dulat wrote in his book: “Just as BJP had never hidden its intentions towards Kashmir as far as Article 370 was concerned, so, too, had Farooq been extremely open about his willingness to work with Delhi.” “Maybe, he said, the NC could even have had the proposal passed in the legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir. ‘We would have …

Mehbooba joins PDP’s alcohol ban campaign; NC reminds party of ‘their days in power’ | Latest News India

Mehbooba joins PDP’s alcohol ban campaign; NC reminds party of ‘their days in power’ | Latest News India

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ByAshiq Hussain, Srinagar Feb 24, 2025 04:01 AM IST Mehbooba Mufti launches a signature campaign for an alcohol ban in Jammu and Kashmir, facing criticism from NC for past opposition to the ban. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday joined her party’s signature campaign for an alcohol ban in J&K even as the ruling National Conference(NC) targeted the PDP over “its hypocrisy for opposing the ban when in power”. Mehbooba Mufti started the signature campaign from Pulwama in south Kashmir.(ANI) The clamour for an alcohol ban has become shriller in Valley as three legislators submitted private bills in the J&K assembly in support of the same. After the start of the campaign by Iltija Mufti from the party office in Srinagar on Saturday, Mehbooba Mufti started the signature campaign from Pulwama in south Kashmir. “Ban alcohol. Say no to drugs,” Mehbooba wrote as she launched the campaign from the south Kashmir district. Also Read | Mehbooba Mufti accuses J&K assembly speaker of imposing form a ‘martial law’ A PDP spokesperson said: “Mehbooba …

Arbitrary dismissal of govt employees continues in J&K even after govt formation: PDP chief

Arbitrary dismissal of govt employees continues in J&K even after govt formation: PDP chief

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Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. File | Photo Credit: ANI People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday (February 15, 2025) said “arbitrary and summary” dismissal of employees was continuing even after an elected government has taken office in Jammu and Kashmir. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, earlier in the day, invoked Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution to terminate the services of the three government employees after investigation by law enforcement and intelligence agencies accused them of terror links. In a post on X, Ms. Mehbooba said, “Arbitrary and summary dismissals of government employees has become a daily occurrence since 2019. What is perhaps most surprising and puzzling is that it continues unabated despite an elected government in power that had promised to put an end to such practices once in office.” Arbitrary & summary dismissals of government employees has become a daily occurrence since 2019. What is perhaps most surprising & puzzling is that it continues unabated despite an elected government in power …

After protesting outside CM’s home, J-K MP faces ire from own party, ally Congress | India News

After protesting outside CM’s home, J-K MP faces ire from own party, ally Congress | India News

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A day after leading a protest by students outside J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s residence, National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has earned flak from both his party colleagues as well as ally Congress. While NC youth president Salman Sagar lashed out at Mehdi, saying “no one is bigger than the party”, Congress legislature party leader G A Mir said the NC MP’s presence at the protest should not have been “just for the cameras”. Apart from Mehdi, the opposition PDP’s Waheed ur Rehman Para and Iltija Mufti also attended Monday’s protest as general category students demanded the Abdullah government slash reservation in UT’s jobs and education to 25% from the current nearly 60%. Sagar, while underlining that the issue of reservation was important, said Mehdi leading students to the party president and vice-president’s door “should not have happened”. There are several ways of “not just getting your point across to the party but also to convince them”, he said. “He (Mehdi) is a senior leader and the sitting MP for Srinagar, but he is …

‘Delicate dance with New Delhi’: Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP calls for a conciliatory approach to Jammu and Kashmir | Latest News India

‘Delicate dance with New Delhi’: Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP calls for a conciliatory approach to Jammu and Kashmir | Latest News India

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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in its monthly newsletter ‘Speak Up’ has said that governing Jammu and Kashmir requires a ‘delicate dance’ with the Centre. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti addresses party workers during a meeting in Jammu on Sunday (PTI Photo)(PTI) “Governing Jammu and Kashmir effectively requires a delicate dance with New Delhi, as acknowledged by the new government (in Jammu and Kashmir),” the newsletter reads. The party mentioned that its late patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, understood that for the greater good of Jammu and Kashmir, unconventional approaches must be explored. It also urged the BJP to adopt a more conciliatory approach, similar to that of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “So, even with BJP’s limited local influence, strategic engagement is necessary to leverage what rightfully belongs to J&K. Recent arbitrary dismissals of two employees, even with a popular government in place, raise questions. For now, all eyes are on the new government,” the party said. The PDP said in Jammu and Kashmir, winning an election might be the simplest part …