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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.

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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2020-12-29T11:40:48+00:00
2020-12-29T12:59:38+00:00
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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
2020-12-23T08:48:25+00:00
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Befitting Reply To Mehbooba Mufti, Says Anurag Thakur on Jammu and Kashmir DDC Election Results
Victor Dasgupta | December 23, 2020 3:22 PM IST
In Jammu division, the BJP has got the majority in Kathua and Samba (13 seats each), Jammu and
Befitting Reply To Mehbooba Mufti, Says Anurag Thakur on Jammu and Kashmir DDC Election Results
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2020-12-23T04:22:40+00:00
2020-12-23T04:22:40+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Claims She Has Been Detained Again
India.com News Desk | December 8, 2020 3:02 PM IST
In Jammu division, the BJP has got the majority in Kathua and Samba (13 seats each), Jammu and
Mehbooba Mufti Claims She Has Been Detained Again
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2020-12-08T04:02:02+00:00
2020-12-08T04:02:02+00:00
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Jammu and Kashmir DDC Polls: Watch Refugees From Pakistan Celebrate After Casting Votes
India.com News Desk | December 4, 2020 12:14 PM IST
The polling for 33 DDC seats -- 16 in Kashmir and 17 in Jammu division -- began at 7 am but little
Jammu and Kashmir DDC Polls: Watch Refugees From Pakistan Celebrate After Casting Votes
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2020-12-04T01:14:58+00:00
2020-12-04T01:14:58+00:00
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Jammu And Kashmir: Voting Underway In 2nd Phase of DDC Polls Amid Tight Security
Victor Dasgupta | December 1, 2020 8:45 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: In the second phase of the DDC polls, as many as 321 candidates are in the fray
Jammu And Kashmir: Voting Underway In 2nd Phase of DDC Polls Amid Tight Security
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2020-11-30T21:45:47+00:00
2020-11-30T21:45:47+00:00
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BJP Wants to Develop an Ecosystem With No Place For Democracy: PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti
India.com News Desk | November 29, 2020 4:47 PM IST
The PDP leader, who was recently released after 14 months of detention, also slammed the BJP
BJP Wants to Develop an Ecosystem With No Place For Democracy: PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti
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2020-11-29T05:47:06+00:00
2020-11-29T05:47:06+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti Not Under House Arrest, Advised Not to Visit Pulwama For Security Concerns: J-K Police
India.com News Desk | November 27, 2020 5:53 PM IST
"PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti is not under house arrest and has been advised not to visit Pulwama due
Mehbooba Mufti Not Under House Arrest, Advised Not to Visit Pulwama For Security Concerns: J-K Police
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2020-11-27T06:53:21+00:00
2020-11-27T07:54:08+00:00
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PDP's Waheed Parra Remanded to 15-Day NIA Custody for Alleged Connections with Hizbul Mujahideen
PTI | November 27, 2020 3:54 PM IST
PDP leader Waheed Parra has been remanded to 15 days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody
PDP's Waheed Parra Remanded to 15-Day NIA Custody for Alleged Connections with Hizbul Mujahideen
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2020-11-27T04:54:20+00:00
2020-11-27T05:46:37+00:00
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Mehbooba Mufti, Daughter Allegedly Put Under House Arrest
India.com News Desk | November 27, 2020 11:28 AM IST
Mufti said that for the last two days, she has not been allowed to console the family of PDP leader
Mehbooba Mufti, Daughter Allegedly Put Under House Arrest
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2020-11-27T00:28:09+00:00
2020-11-27T01:00:40+00:00
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BJP Using 'Gupkar Gang' Euphemism to Project Us Anti-Nationals: Mehbooba Mufti's Reply to Amit Shah's 'Gang' Jibe
India.com News Desk | November 17, 2020 4:11 PM IST
Earlier, Union Home Minister launched a scathing attack against the newly-formed People's Alliance
BJP Using 'Gupkar Gang' Euphemism to Project Us Anti-Nationals: Mehbooba Mufti's Reply to Amit Shah's 'Gang'
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2020-11-17T05:11:49+00:00
2020-11-17T05:44:14+00:00
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Day After Ceasefire Violation, Mehbooba Urges India, Pakistan to Initiate Dialogue For Peace at Border
India.com News Desk | November 14, 2020 4:30 PM IST
Issuing a statement, Mehbooba said it was sad to see mounting casualties on both sides of the Line
Day After Ceasefire Violation, Mehbooba Urges India, Pakistan to Initiate Dialogue For Peace at Border
indiacom
2020-11-14T05:30:36+00:00
2020-11-14T05:30:36+00:00
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Will Hold Tricolour And J-K Flag Together, Says PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti
India.com News Desk | November 9, 2020 7:53 PM IST
Mehbooba said her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed picked up the national flag when they were being
Will Hold Tricolour And J-K Flag Together, Says PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti
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2020-11-09T08:53:20+00:00
2020-11-09T08:53:20+00:00
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3 PDP Leaders Who Resigned Over Mufti's Remarks Join J&K Congress
India.com News Desk | November 9, 2020 7:06 PM IST
Former MP Tarlok Singh Bajwa, ex-MLC Ved Mahajan and former PDP state secretary Hussain Ali Waffa
3 PDP Leaders Who Resigned Over Mufti's Remarks Join J&K Congress
indiacom
2020-11-09T08:06:13+00:00
2020-11-09T08:12:14+00:00
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BJP to Meet Same Electoral Fate as Donald Trump: Mehbooba Mufti
PTI | November 9, 2020 6:10 PM IST
Mehbooba expressed displeasure over some media houses allegedly propagating the BJP's agenda
BJP to Meet Same Electoral Fate as Donald Trump: Mehbooba Mufti
indiacom
2020-11-09T07:10:30+00:00
2020-11-09T07:10:30+00:00
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Entire Jammu and Kashmir Has Been Converted Into a Jail: Mehbooba Mufti Slams Centre
India.com News Desk | October 29, 2020 3:06 PM IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs revised the J&K land law stating no domicile or permanent resident
Entire Jammu and Kashmir Has Been Converted Into a Jail: Mehbooba Mufti Slams Centre
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2020-10-29T04:06:00+00:00
2020-10-29T04:06:00+00:00
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Major Setback to PDP as 3 Jammu-based Leaders Quit Party Over Mehbooba Mufti's Flag Remark
India.com News Desk | October 26, 2020 5:29 PM IST
In a letter to Mufti they stated that they are 'feeling quite uncomfortable over some of her
Major Setback to PDP as 3 Jammu-based Leaders Quit Party Over Mehbooba Mufti's Flag Remark
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2020-10-26T06:29:58+00:00
2020-10-26T06:29:58+00:00
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BJP Workers Detained For Trying to Hoist National Flag at Lal Chowk, PDP Office in Srinagar | Watch Video
India.com News Desk | October 26, 2020 12:10 PM IST
This comes days after PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that she won't raise any other flag till the
BJP Workers Detained For Trying to Hoist National Flag at Lal Chowk, PDP Office in Srinagar | Watch Video
indiacom
2020-10-26T01:10:18+00:00
2020-10-26T01:22:37+00:00
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Article 370 Won't be Restored, Says BJP; Accuses Mufti of Disrespecting Indian Flag
India.com News Desk | October 24, 2020 10:09 PM IST
Her comments that she will not hold the tricolour till the Kashmiri flag is restored is "downright
Article 370 Won't be Restored, Says BJP; Accuses Mufti of Disrespecting Indian Flag
indiacom
2020-10-24T11:09:01+00:00
2020-10-24T11:09:01+00:00
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