PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday urged party workers to stay on the path shown by founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, even if she and her daughter Iltija end up in jail. The…
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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday urged party workers to stay on the path shown by founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, even if she and her daughter Iltija end up in jail. The mother-daughter duo was named in an FIR at Kothibagh police station for allegedly assaulting an on-duty police officer during the August 5 protest marking seven years since Article 370’s abrogation. Iltija has been summoned for questioning. Mehbooba claimed the targeting is political, as only the PDP demands restoration of Article 370 while other parties seek only statehood.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dismissed the FIR as a
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Both sides are spinning this FIR for political mileage. The PDP calls it a vendetta for demanding Article 370; Omar Abdullah calls it a staged rescue of a damaged party. Either way, the charge of biting a police officer sounds petty, but the real test is evidence. CCTV footage or independent witness accounts from the August 5 protest will settle whether this is a genuine assault or a manufactured case. Until then, the public is left with competing claims and no concrete facts.
Sources (2): greaterkashmir.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
