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Mehbooba Mufti Mehbooba Mufti DOB: 22nd May, 1959

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.

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Aaj Ki Baat: why Omar Abdullah Rejects Alliance With PDP?

Aaj Ki Baat | Mar 08, 2024, 11:51 PM IST

Today the Indi Alliance broke in Jammu and Kashmir also...Today Omar Abdullah clearly said that Mehbooba Mufti's party is not a part of the PDP alliance in Jammu and Kashmir...National Conference is talking about seats with Congress. Maybe, but there will be no issue of seat sharing with Mehbooba Mu

Mehbooba Mufti slams BJP, says - After Jinnah, BJP wants to divide India

News | Mar 21, 2022, 11:40 AM IST

PDP Chief and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti recently slammed BJP. She said that while earlier Jinnah divided India, BJP also wants to follow in his footsteps.

It's a matter of freedom: Mehbooba Mufti on hijab verdict

News | Mar 15, 2022, 04:15 PM IST

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has termed Karnataka High Court's decision on hijab as disappointing. "Women were being denied their rights. Mehbooba said that it is not a matter of religion, it is a matter of freedom," she said.

Mehbooba Mufti uses Taliban issue to take a swipe at Modi government

News | Aug 22, 2021, 10:20 AM IST

Mehbooba Mufti in her recent address, used the Taliban issue to take a swipe at the Modi government. In her speech she said that their patience shouldn't be tested.

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti's mother appears before ED's office in Srinagar

News | Aug 18, 2021, 05:00 PM IST

People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti's mother Gulshan Nazir appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Srinagar on August 18, in connection with a money laundering case.

Muqabla | The good thing about the meeting was there was no agenda: Ghulam Nabi Azad

News | Jun 25, 2021, 06:16 PM IST

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad — who represented the grand old party in meeting with PM — in an exclusive conversation with India TV gave insights of the conversation of J&K leaders with PM Modi, issues which were discussed and the conduct of the government with the opposition leaders.

Haqikat Kya Hai | 'Illegal' abrogation of Article 370 unacceptable to J&K people: Mehbooba Mufti

Hakikat Kya Hai | Jun 24, 2021, 09:39 PM IST

People of J&K are in a lot of difficulties after 5th Aug 2019. They're angry, upset & emotionally shattered. They feel humiliated. I told PM that people of J&K don't accept the manner in which Article 370 was abrogated unconstitutionally, illegally &immorally, Mehbooba Mufti said after attending PM Modi's J&K all-party meeting.

Farooq Abdullah,Mehbooba Mufti and other leaders left for J&K all-party meeting

News | Jun 24, 2021, 02:49 PM IST

Our expectations are that it should be a good beginning to resolve the issues, concerns of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Whatever has been done to us is not within the limits of the Constitution, says CPI-M leader Yousuf Tarigami ahead of all-party meeting with PM Modi. "Our rights guaranteed under the provisions of the Constitution of India have been snatched from us. We will demand the government and PM to reconsider and restore those rights which have been guaranteed by the Constituent Assembly of India," Tarigami added.

Jammu and Kashmir: PM Modi to meet 14 leaders in all-party meet shortly

News | Jun 24, 2021, 02:00 PM IST

This will be the first meeting between PM Modi and the leaders of J&K since the Centre scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories in August 2019.

PM Modi to hold all-party meet with J&K leaders today

News | Jun 24, 2021, 09:57 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting with the leaders of Jammu and Kashmir today. A total of 14 leaders, including National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, People's Conference leader Sajad Lone and Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Apni Party leader Altaf Bukhari, will attend the meet at the Prime Minister’s residence in Delhi. BJP J&K unit leaders Kavinder Gupta, Nirmal Singh, and Ravinder Singh, and Bhim Singh from J&K Panthers will also attend today's meet.

Special News | 'PM should talk to Pakistan too' says Mehbooba Mufti

News | Jun 22, 2021, 04:29 PM IST

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should hold talks with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti may skip all-party meeting with PM Modi

News | Jun 20, 2021, 01:18 PM IST

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir on June 24, sources have said PDP chief and former CM Mehbooba Mufti is mulling skipping the talks. Mehbooba Mufti had earlier confirmed that she had received a call from the Centre for taking part in the meeting in Delhi on June 24. Fourteen leaders of 8 political parties have been invited to the meeting that will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the future course for the union territory.

'Dissent has been criminalized in this country': Mehbooba Mufti after questioning by ED

News | Mar 25, 2021, 08:49 PM IST

Mehbooba Mufti was questioned by Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case on March 25 in Srinagar. After being questioned, she said that "dissent has been criminalized in this country."

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti arrives at ED office, in connection with money laundering case

News | Mar 25, 2021, 12:40 PM IST

Srinagar: PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti arrives at the office of the Enforcement Directorate, to appear before the agency, in connection with an alleged money laundering case

Fight with me politically, not through NIA and ED: Mehbooba Mufti challenges BJP

News | Dec 23, 2020, 10:14 PM IST

Addressing a press conference in Srinagar on December 23, JKPDP leader and former JandK chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said, "I want to tell all Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders that fight with me politically, not through NIA, ED and CBI.

BJP polled more votes than 'Gupkar Gang' in DDC elections: Anurag Thakur

News | Dec 23, 2020, 05:09 PM IST

BJP's in-charge of DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Anurag Thakur during his press conference informed that over 51% polling occurred in JandK's DDC elections.

BJP wants to ban PDP, alleges Mehbooba Mufti

News | Nov 29, 2020, 06:38 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on November 29 alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to ban PDP and trying to get her because she raised her voice against them.

As long as BJP don't reinstate Article 370, issues won't be resolved in J&K: Mehbooba Mufti

News | Nov 29, 2020, 07:00 PM IST

As long as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) don't reinstate Article 370 the issue won't be resolved in Jammu and Kashmir, said Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on November 29 while addressing media persons.

If Muslims are 'Pakistani', Sardars are 'Khalistani', then who is 'Hindustani': Mehbooba asks BJP

News | Nov 29, 2020, 06:38 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called Muslims as 'Pakistani', Sardars as 'Khalistani', activists as 'Urban Naxal' and students as members of 'Tukde Tukde gang' and 'anti-national' then who is 'Hindustani' in this country.

Gupkar alliance candidates not allowed to campaign for DDC polls, alleges Mufti

News | Nov 29, 2020, 05:40 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on November 29 alleged that People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) candidates are not allowed to go for campaigning for the ongoing District Development Council elections.

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