Srinagar, June 02: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday refuted rumours that the party is opting out of the INDIA alliance.
Speaking to KNS, Mehbooba clarified that her absence from the recent INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi was due to her mother’s eye surgery.
In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the INDIA bloc allocated five seats in Jammu and Kashmir: two to the Congress in Jammu and three to the National Conference (NC) in the Kashmir Valley. The PDP, being part of the INDI alliance ran separately in the race.
During the elections, the Congress actively campaigned for the National Conference but was notably absent from the PDP’s roadshows and rallies, despite the PDP being part of the same alliance.
On Saturday, exit polls by several national TV channels showed the PDP winning one seat in the Kashmir Valley separately from the INDIA bloc, sparking rumours of the party’s exit from the alliance.
However, Mufti dismissed these rumours and reaffirmed the PDP’s commitment to the INDIA bloc.
Meanwhile, the former Chief Minister has requested the Ministry of External Affairs to repatriate the body of a Rajouri resident who passed away in a road accident in Saudi Arabia.
The PDP chief said that the victim, Kabir Khan, was working as a labourer in Saudi Arabia.
“Kabir Khan from Rajouri working as a labourer in Saudi Arabia has passed away in a tragic road accident. His family awaits his mortal remains. Request @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar to kindly take up this issue at the earliest to repatriate his body. Nearest contact for the deceased in Saudi Arabia- Kafeel +966550568146,” Mehbooba Mufti posted on X.
In a separate post, Mufti condoled the deaths of sixteen people in a tragic road accident in Jammu’s Akhnoor city.
“Deepest sympathies & condolences to their families and loved ones,” Mufti said on X.
