Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Mehbooba Mufti Urges J-K Parties to Emulate Ladakh’s Unity
Mehbooba Mufti asked 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.
She wants the parties to talk with the Centre about problems in the region.
Mufti said young people make up 60 per cent of the population and leaders should understand their concerns.
She said detentions, arrests, surveillance and raids create difficulties for families.
She said every party except the National Conference had responded positively to her letter.
She also defended her party’s past alliance with the BJP.
Mufti said her government withdrew cases against about 12,000 young people.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti called on Jammu and Kashmir parties to form a common platform and engage with the Centre.
She said parties should learn from groups in Ladakh that united to press for demands including statehood and Sixth Schedule inclusion.
Mufti said all parties except the National Conference had responded positively to her letters, and urged them to build consensus.
She cited detentions, surveillance, arrests, raids and bans on institutions as concerns affecting young people and their families.
Mufti defended the PDP’s 2014–2018 alliance with the BJP and said her government withdrew 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 raise the region’s political, social and economic issues with the Centre.
- When
- Sunday, October 4; the year is not specified in the reports.
- Where
- The 5th ‘Halla Bolle’ conclave in Srinagar.
- Why
- Mufti said collective engagement was needed to address regional concerns, including issues affecting young people.
Mufti’s call for unity
National Conference’s reported response
Common political platform
Mufti’s call for unity
Mufti urged the National Conference and other parties to unite, engage with the Centre and build consensus on regional issues.
National Conference’s reported response
Mufti said the National Conference dismissed the proposal before reviewing her letter, and that one of its leaders and a minister rejected it.
Assessment of the situation
Mufti’s call for unity
Mufti said arrests, dismissals and other measures were being treated as routine by the National Conference-led government.
National Conference’s reported response
The reports provide Mufti’s accusation but do not include a response from the National Conference-led government.
- Speaker
- Mehbooba Mufti, president of the Peoples Democratic Party
- Event
- 5th ‘Halla Bolle’ conclave organised by a news portal
- Proposal
- Political parties should form a common platform and engage with the Centre
- Responses
- Mufti said all parties except the National Conference responded positively to her letters
- Youth share
- Mufti said young people comprise 60 per cent of the population
- Ladakh demands cited
- Statehood and inclusion under the Constitution’s Sixth Schedule
- Cases withdrawn
- Mufti said her government withdrew cases against around 12,000 young people
- Past alliance
- Mufti defended the PDP’s alliance with the BJP from 2014 to 2018
