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Mehbooba Mufti Urges J-K Parties to Unite in Centre Talks
Mehbooba Mufti wants political parties in Jammu and Kashmir to work together.
She said they could learn from groups in Ladakh that united to press for their demands.
Mufti believes a shared platform would help them raise regional issues with the Centre.
She said young people face difficulties and that leaders should listen to them.
She also said arrests, detentions, surveillance and raids affect families.
According to Mufti, most parties responded positively to her letter, but the National Conference did not support the proposal.
She spoke about her party’s past alliance with the BJP and said her government withdrew cases against around 12,000 young people.
She argued that cooperation and more opportunities for young people matter to the region’s future.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti urged Jammu and Kashmir parties to form a common platform and engage with the Centre.
She said political groups in Jammu and Kashmir should learn from Ladakh’s collective campaign for its demands.
Mufti said she had written to party leaders; she said all except the National Conference responded positively.
She cited youth concerns, detentions, surveillance, arrests and raids as issues requiring joint political attention.
Mufti also defended her party’s past alliance with the BJP and cited the withdrawal of cases against around 12,000 young people.
- Who
- PDP president Mehbooba Mufti urged political parties in Jammu and Kashmir to unite.
- What
- She called for a common platform to engage with the Centre on issues affecting the Union territory.
- Where
- Srinagar, at the fifth ‘Halla Bolle’ conclave.
- When
- Sunday, October 4; the year is not stated in the article.
- Why
- Mufti said collective engagement was needed to address political, social and economic issues, including concerns affecting young people.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Mehbooba Mufti, PDP president and former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir
- Event
- Fifth ‘Halla Bolle’ conclave organised by a news portal
- Proposal
- Political parties should form a common platform and engage with the Centre
- Responses to letters
- Mufti said all parties except the National Conference had responded positively
- Youth population
- Mufti said 60 per cent of the population comprised young people
- Cases withdrawn
- She cited the withdrawal of cases against around 12,000 young people by her government
- Ladakh demands referenced
- Statehood and inclusion under the Constitution’s Sixth Schedule
Quotes
Mehbooba Mufti
President of the Peoples Democratic Party and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir
“Until all the political parties come together and form an alliance and engage with Delhi, we will not be able to tell them to stop banning our institutions, conducting raids and the arrests and detentions of our young people”
theprint.in
“Our biggest challenge is that 60 per cent of our population comprises youths. What are we going to do for them? We not only have to answer their questions, but also understand their difficulties”
theprint.in
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