Mehbooba Mufti is an Indian politician and former chief minister of Indian Occupied Kashmir (4th April 2016-19th June 2018). Mehbooba is the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and India's second Muslim woman chief minister after Syeda Anwara Taimur of Assam. She is the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mehbooba suppoted the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2016 but however she resigned on 19th June,2018 after BJP withdrew support from the coalition government. Mehbooba Mufti was a member of Indian parliament representing Anantnag in the 16th Lok Sabha. She had also represented Anantnag in the 14th Lok Sabha. Her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was appointed as India's home minister in 1989 and was released after a few days in exchange for some terrorists. In 1996 state assembly elections, Mehbooba Mufti was one of the popular elected members from Bijbehra on INC ticket. Mehbooba Mufti contested in the parliamentary elections in 1999 from Srinagar and she lost to the sitting member Omar Abdullah. She won her Pahalgam seat from South Kashmir, when assembly elections were held again in 2002.
Read MoreSrinagar: Nomination papers of all 13 candidates from the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, including sitting National Conference MP Mehboob Beg and opposition PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, passed the scrutiny conducted by the Returning Officer today.The
Srinagar: What has the Congress done to stop BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi from growing, asked PDP president Mehbooba Mufti who described the 2002 Gujarat riots as "very, very bad" and said that "as
Jammu: Refuting reports about his remark over people of Kashmir, whom he allegedly dubbed as ‘maha chor', Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today said he was misquoted by the media.“Kashmiri (people of Kashmir) are not only
Srinagar: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday demanded a focused and composite development plan for Gujjars in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the community has suffered "neglect and exploitation" for long."The Gujjar community, after having suffered
Jammu, Jul 15: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti yesterday asked people to repose faith in her party as it was emerging as a strong alternative to the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir."PDP was
Jammu, March 13: Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday announced a boycott of the remaining session of the state assembly over the union home minister's refusal to return parliament attack convict
Jammu, March 9: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah lashed out at his rival Mehbooba Mufti for "playing petty politics" on women victims.Abdullah took on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mufti at a function
Jammu, Mar 8: Opposition PDP expressed concerns over indiscriminate arrests and other coercive measures resorted to by the state government to quell protests in Kashmir.PDP legislators met here under the leadership of the party president
Srinagar, Jan 10: Terming the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir a “headless chicken”, the opposition PDP today said its performance had gone from bad to worse in the past three years.Addressing a press
New Delhi, Jan 1: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his approach to investment proposals, a transcript of her speech made public after some remarks triggered a row showed.Mehbooba while
New Delhi, Dec 3: Commending the Army for maintaining security in Jammu and Kashmir, main opposition People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti today counselled caution about the move by Omar Abdullah government to revoke Armed
Srinagar, Oct 8: In a sharp counter-attack against opposition PDP, J and K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today dubbed the party as “utterly irresponsible” and told it bluntly that he was not “going to be
New Delhi, Sep 27: Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti had not only praised Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, but also had fulsome praise for former prime minister and ailing BJP leader
Srinagar, Sept 20: Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti today described as 'baseless' Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj's claim that she had praised Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi at the National Integration
Washington, Oct 7 : The November trip to India by US President Barack Obama will be another clear statement of American support and commitment to the US-India relationship, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.
Srinagar, Sept 19 : A woman bystander was killed when security forces opened fire on Sunday to quell a mob of protesters at Sopore in the Valley where curfew was reimposed in major towns including
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