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Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir serving since 4th April 2016. She is the current president of Jammu and Kashmirs Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and daughter of PDP founder and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufi Mohammad Sayeed. She is the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and second Muslim woman Chief Minister of India after Syeda Anwara Taimur of Assam. She is currently a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing Anantnag constituency. She is one of the few female politicians who is recognized across all India. After the split from the Indian National Congress in 1999 and formation of Jammu and Kashmirs People Democratic Party, many expected Mehbooba Mufti to be the party president. However she deferred to the experience of her father, her father became the party president whereas she became the vice president of the party. Born on 22nd May 1959 in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti has earned her law degree from the University of Kashmir. His father was Indias Home Minister in 1989 when Mehboobas sister Rubaiya Sayeed was abducted and later released in exchange for three dreaded terrorists in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mehboobas first step in politics was in the year 1996, when she contested the 1996 Assembly elections from the Congress party and won the election from the Bijbehara constituency. After the split from the Congress party and formation of PDP in 1999, she became the vice president of the party and her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed became the party president. In 1999 parliamentary elections, she lost to Omar Abdullah but gained praises as a fierce leader of the opposition. However, she won again in 2002, from the Pahalgam seat in the state assembly from South Kashmir and she defeated Rafi Ahmed Mir. In 2004, she was elected for the Lok Sabha representing the Anantnag seat and won the same seat again in 2014 general elections defeating Mirz Mehbooba Beg by a margin of 44,735 votes. After the 2015 assembly elections of Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP and PDP reached an agreement to form a government in the state and Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took over as the Chief Minister of the state. After the demise of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in January 2016, Mehbooba Mufti became the president of PDP and she also founded the same alliance with the BJP and they formed the government for the second time and she became the first woman Chief Minister of the state on 4th April 2016. She won an assembly seat in the by-election on 25th June 2016 and she won the Anantnag seat.In the 2015 assembly elections, Mehbooba Mufti raised the issues of Unemployment, favoritism and rampart corruption with regard to Omar Abdullah government and she gained considerable support from the people of Jammu and Kashmir. During the flood in the state, she whole heartedly welcomed Prime Minister Modis decision to celebrate the festival of Diwali with flood affected people of the state and also opposed the then ruling Omar Abdullah government for the mismanagement of the situation erupted after floods. She was one of the first leaders of the state who tried to draw the attention of the Prime Minister with a memorandum towards the alleged mishandling of the post flood situation and demanded Rupees 44,000 crore from the Centre for the relief and rehabilitation measures.

‘BJP After All Our Mosques; The Kashmir Files Responsible For Violence In Valley’: Mehbooba Mufti
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2022 12:33 PM IST
"We created a safe atmosphere for Kashmiri Pandits. In 2016, during the peak of unrest, no killing
‘BJP After All Our Mosques; The Kashmir Files Responsible For Violence In Valley’: Mehbooba Mufti
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Jitendra Singh Slams Mehbooba Mufti Over Call For India-Pakistan Dialogue
India.com News Desk | March 27, 2022 9:03 PM IST
Mehbooba Mufti has repeatedly said that peace would be elusive as long as the Kashmir issue remains
Jitendra Singh Slams Mehbooba Mufti Over Call For India-Pakistan Dialogue
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2022-03-27T10:03:35+00:00
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All Communities in Kashmir Came Between Guns of India, Pakistan: Mehbooba Mufti on The Kashmir Files
India.com News Desk | March 23, 2022 4:27 PM IST
Addressing media, the PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti demanded the setting up of a 'Truth and
All Communities in Kashmir Came Between Guns of India, Pakistan: Mehbooba Mufti on The Kashmir Files
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3 Former J&K Chief Ministers Under House Arrest Ahead of Protest Against Delimitation Commission
India.com News Desk | January 1, 2022 4:41 PM IST
Taking to Twitter, Omar Abdullah showed how his home, the home of his father and sisters have been
3 Former J&K Chief Ministers Under House Arrest Ahead of Protest Against Delimitation Commission
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New Year, Same J&K Police Locking Leaders in Their Homes: Omar Abdullah Ahead of Peaceful Protest
India.com News Desk | January 1, 2022 12:10 PM IST
National Conference vice-president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah claimed trucks have been
New Year, Same J&K Police Locking Leaders in Their Homes: Omar Abdullah Ahead of Peaceful Protest
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Mehbooba Mufti Not Under House Arrest: Jammu And Kashmir Police Issues Clarification
India.com News Desk | November 17, 2021 9:48 PM IST
The J&K Police clarified that Mehbooba Mufti was on her way to Press Colony in Srinagar to
Mehbooba Mufti Not Under House Arrest: Jammu And Kashmir Police Issues Clarification
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PDP Issues Legal Notice To Former J&K Guv Satya Pal Malik For Allegations Against Mehbooba Mufti
India.com News Desk | October 22, 2021 3:37 PM IST
Earlier, Satya Pal Malik had levelled defamatory allegations against PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti.
PDP Issues Legal Notice To Former J&K Guv Satya Pal Malik For Allegations Against Mehbooba Mufti
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NCB's Sameer Wankhede Says Mumbai Police is Stalking Him - Complaint Filed, CCTV Footage Submitted
India.com Entertainment Desk | October 12, 2021 8:56 AM IST
NCB's Zonal Director, Sameer Wankhede, who has made many arrests in the Mumbai drugs case,
NCB's Sameer Wankhede Says Mumbai Police is Stalking Him - Complaint Filed, CCTV Footage Submitted
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2021-10-11T21:56:42+00:00
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Taliban Can Set Example if They Follow True Sharia Law, Says Mehbooba Mufti
India.com News Desk | September 8, 2021 8:42 PM IST
National Congress Chief urged the Taliban to respect human rights and should aim to develop
Taliban Can Set Example if They Follow True Sharia Law, Says Mehbooba Mufti
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'Situation in Kashmir Far From Normal,' Says Mehbooba Mufti Under House Arrest
IANS | September 7, 2021 1:47 PM IST
Taking to Twitter, Mufti said while the Government of India is expressing concerns about the rights
'Situation in Kashmir Far From Normal,' Says Mehbooba Mufti Under House Arrest
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2021-09-07T02:47:36+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Refers to Afghanistan Situation to Ask Govt to Restore J&K Special Status, Draws Flak
PTI | August 22, 2021 9:41 AM IST
Mehbooba's remarks drew a sharp reaction from the BJP which accused her of indulging in "politics
Mehbooba Mufti Refers to Afghanistan Situation to Ask Govt to Restore J&K Special Status, Draws Flak
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2021-08-21T22:41:51+00:00
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Jammu and Kashmir on Alert Ahead of PM Modi’s All-Party Meet on J&K | Top Developments
India.com News Desk | June 23, 2021 11:03 PM IST
As a precautionary measure, the security forces in the Kashmir Valley have been put on a high alert
Jammu and Kashmir on Alert Ahead of PM Modi’s All-Party Meet on J&K | Top Developments
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Gupkar Alliance to Participate in PM Modi's Kashmir Meeting on Thursday
India.com News Desk | June 22, 2021 1:00 PM IST
The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, popularly known as Gupkar Alliance, has said that
Gupkar Alliance to Participate in PM Modi's Kashmir Meeting on Thursday
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PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti May Skip Crucial Meeting Of All J&K Parties With PM Modi
India.com News Desk | June 20, 2021 2:58 PM IST
Sources said the PDP chief is mulling to skip the crucial talks on June 24.
PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti May Skip Crucial Meeting Of All J&K Parties With PM Modi
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2021-06-20T03:58:22+00:00
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Congratulations Pour in For Mamata Banerjee as TMC Scores Landslide Victory in West Bengal
India.com News Desk | May 2, 2021 11:05 PM IST
The TMC on Sunday scored a majority in the West Bengal assembly winning 148 of the 292 seats where
Congratulations Pour in For Mamata Banerjee as TMC Scores Landslide Victory in West Bengal
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Mehbooba Mufti Denied Passport Due to 'Adverse' Police Verification Report
India.com News Desk | March 29, 2021 4:11 PM IST
Commenting on the rejection of her application, the PDP president said it shows the level of
Mehbooba Mufti Denied Passport Due to 'Adverse' Police Verification Report
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2021-03-29T05:11:05+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Once Spoke to Hizbul Terrorist Naveed Babu: NIA
IANS | March 24, 2021 7:50 AM IST
This is for the first time that Mehbooba Mufti's name has come up in any of the cases being probed
Mehbooba Mufti Once Spoke to Hizbul Terrorist Naveed Babu: NIA
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PDP Youth Wing President Waheed Para Arrested Again After Bail in Terror Funding Case, Mehbooba Mufti Calls 'Vendetta'
India.com News Desk | January 11, 2021 8:15 PM IST
Para was produced before a court in Jammu, which remanded him to police custody till January 18,
PDP Youth Wing President Waheed Para Arrested Again After Bail in Terror Funding Case, Mehbooba Mufti Calls '
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Mehbooba Mufti Clears Her Party’s Agenda, Says PDP Wants J&K To Become Bridge of Peace Between India And Pakistan
India.com News Desk | December 29, 2020 10:40 PM IST
PDP's agenda is that Jammu and Kashmir has to become a bridge of peace between India and Pakistan:
Mehbooba Mufti Clears Her Party’s Agenda, Says PDP Wants J&K To Become Bridge of Peace Between India And Pa
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Jammu and Kashmir DDC Polls: PAGD Wins 110, BJP Single-Largest Party With 75 seats
PTI | December 23, 2020 7:48 PM IST
The PAGD swept the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls by winning 110 seats, while the
Jammu and Kashmir DDC Polls: PAGD Wins 110, BJP Single-Largest Party With 75 seats
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2020-12-23T08:48:25+00:00
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