“BJP making attempts to keep me out of Parliament”: Mehbooba Mufti
She said the PDP became the “biggest target” after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 and its leaders were either “lured or blackmailed” to break away from it
She said the PDP became the “biggest target” after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 and its leaders were either “lured or blackmailed” to break away from it
The NC had unilaterally announced that it would field its candidates on all the three seats and fielded Mian Altaf from Anantnag. The NC had left two seats in Jammu for the Congress as part of the INDIA bloc's seat-sharing agreement.
Mehbooba was responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement wherein he said that the dynastic parties that did not let J&K develop should be wiped out in the Lok Sabha elections.
Interestingly, the NC and PDP are also the prominent members of the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
Mufti said that Modi's Srinagar rally is aimed at strengthening BJP's vote bank in its core constituencies in rest of India.
On Monday morning, Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Rajya Sabha that the government has decided to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, which now ceases to be a state.
Just after the controversial announcement, two PDP MPs were suspended after they tore the Constitution inside the Parliament.
The high-profile meeting was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval among other top leaders.
Mobile internet services have been suspended across the state to 'prevent anti-social elements from spreading rumours'.
In his meeting with the Governor, Omar Abdullah was assured that the current developments have nothing to do with any modification of the constitutional provisions.