Alienation in Kashmir touches unprecedented level, Omar prefers silence: Mehbooba Mufti

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PDP President Mehbooba Mufti, left, permission  aft  paying tribute astatine  the sedate  of her begetter  and erstwhile  Jammu and Kashmir main  curate  Mufti Mohammad Sayeed connected  his decease  anniversary, astatine  Dara Shikoh Park, Bijbehara, successful  Anantnag district, connected  January 7, 2025.

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti, left, permission aft paying tribute astatine the sedate of her begetter and erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir main curate Mufti Mohammad Sayeed connected his decease anniversary, astatine Dara Shikoh Park, Bijbehara, successful Anantnag district, connected January 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

Former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026) said alienation successful Kashmir has reached to an unprecedented level and reiterated the need to travel enactment laminitis Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s “policy of outreach, reconciliation, and dignity”.

Speaking connected the 10th decease day of Sayeed, besides erstwhile Union Home minister, Ms. Mufti said, “Unemployment complaint and alienation successful J&K has reached a level that a doc from Pulwama killed himself and immoderate innocents astatine Red Fort successful New Delhi.”

She recalled the attack and argumentation adopted by Sayeed to code the Kashmir occupation with erstwhile Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. “Mufti sahib believed successful the authorities of outreach, reconciliation, and dignity. Had Mufti Sahib been live today, J&K would not beryllium passing done this hard phase,” Ms. Mufti said.

Ms. Mufti said the region’s contiguous difficulties stem “from the nonaccomplishment to travel his vision”. “Mufti sahib ne'er chased the seat but people,” she added.

She accused the existent dispensation successful J&K nether Omar Abdullh of failing to code the burning issues of people. “In the sanction of development, orchards and trees are being cut. Farmers are near successful a authorities of distress. It does not interest the Chief Minister. He is not superior astir it. From greeting till evening, helium lone targets the PDP,” Ms. Mufti said.

She sought the government’s involution to “ensure jobs to those families affected by onshore acquisition”. “Land present is not conscionable property; it is simply a livelihood, individuality and a endurance for mediocre families,” she added.

She said successful spite of implicit bulk successful the J&K Assembly and Members of Parliament successful the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, “Mr. Abdullah prefers silence”.

Published - January 07, 2026 11:36 p.m. IST

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