Mehbooba Mufti lauds PDP MLAs for raising Article 370 in Assembly

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday lauded three party MLAs who raised the issue of abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A during the first session of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly earlier this month.

“These elections were about defending J&K’s identity & dignity. Our MLAs have raised the people’s deep concerns over the unilateral abrogation of Articles 370 & 35A. The fight for our rights continues in legislatures & public outreach,” the PDP president said.

“Their efforts remind us of the urgent need to continue this fight within legislative forums and through public outreach,” she added.

Besides the three party MLAs — Rafiq Naik (Tral), Mir Mohammad Fayaz (Kupwara), and Waheed ur Rehman Para (Pulwama), senior leaders like Nayeem Akhtar, Abdul Rehman Veeru, Ghulam Nabi Lone, Khursheed Alam, Basharat Bukhari, Asiya Naqash and Zahoor Mir attended the meeting.

While urging the party to rebuild its grassroots structure and reach out to every household in J&K, Mufti said, “We must ensure that PDP’s agenda of peace, development, and dignity reaches every doorstep.”

“Our strength lies in our workers and their ability to connect with the people. Together, we can rebuild the party as a vehicle of hope and justice,” the PDP chief said.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, PDP legislature party leader Waheed Para said the party MLAs will continue to remind the National Conference government of the promises the ruling party had made during the election campaign. “We will keep them reminding about the Kashmiri youth lodged in outside jails and the needs to shift them back, the enhanced ration quota, etc.,” Para said.