Jammu and Kashmir was tensed on Thursday following the "custodial death" of a terror ‘OGW’ Makhan Din in the Kathua district of Jammu and a truck driver being shot dead by an Army team after he jumped a check post in North Kashmir's Baramulla border district.
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena on Friday sanctioned the prosecution of Arundhati Roy and former Professor of International Law in the Central University of Kashmir, Dr Sheikh Showkat Hussain under the UAPA.
Omar contested the election from North Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency where the jailed terror funding accused Engineer Rashid was leading by more than 2,04,528 votes over him.
BJP candidates Dr. Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore Sharma are leading in Udhampur and Jammu respectively.
Mehbooba said: “Having navigated the rough terrain of a predominantly male political landscape myself, I am happy to see that finally the Women Reservation Bill will become a reality."
She tweeted, "The predicament Nitish Kumar & opposition parties find themselves in isn’t just because they are facing BJP. Instead they are facing the might of an authoritarian government thats weaponising every agency be it NIA, ED, CBI etc to ensure an opposition free India".
Meanwhile, BJP chief spokesman Sunil Sethi criticized Mehbooba’s statement and accused her of adopting double standards on terrorism. Before making such statements Mehbooba Mufti must realize that it is her support tactical and political which has brought destruction to Kashmir
Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday slammed the BJP-led government at the centre over the Gyanvapi Mosque row and alleged "they are after all our mosques".
Extending Eid greetings, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday paid glowing tributes to "fortitude and patience displayed by the Muslim community in Kashmir and rest of the country in best traditions of Islam".
Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday objected to a Baramulla based school instructing its staff not to wear hijab…
