Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, here on Saturday, said she was denied permission to visit the grave of her grandfather former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at Bijbehara in the Anantnag district of South Kashmir. Speaking to IANS, Iltija Mufti said she had sought permission four days ago. “I have […]
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SC notice to J&K administration on Mehbooba’s detention
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from the Jammu and Kashmir administration on a plea by Iltija Mufti, daughter of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, challenging the detention of her mother under the Public Safety Act (PSA). A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra asked Iltija to give an undertaking to bring on […]
Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter moves SC to challenge her detention
Srinagar: More than six months after former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was detained, her daughter Iltija Mufti approached the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the detention. The Public Safety Act (PSA) has been slapped on former Chief Ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, the stringent act, which allows detention up to two years […]
Hi Tea & Namastey Trump while Delhi burns: Iltija Mufti
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who operates her mother’s twitter account has hit out at the Modi government. In a tweet, Iltija talked about US President Donald Trump’s India visit and wrote about the anti-CAA violence in Delhi and the rights of Kashmiris. She alleged that Mahatma Gandhi’s […]
Not ready for politics: Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija
New Delhi: Iltija Mufti, daughter of detained former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday said she is not yet ready to join politics. Speaking at the Indian Women’s Press Corps here, Iltija said she doesn’t think she will be a good politician. She said her mother wants to keep a check on what […]
Letter inside chapati: Iltija Mufti on exchanging notes with mother
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, daughter of former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has revealed how she hand her mother exchanged letters post abrogation of Article 370 with restrictions placed on them. She has also launched a scathing attack on the government for slapping stringent provisions of the Public Safety Act (PSA) on her mother and National […]
Iltija Mufti hits out at Centre’s outreach programme
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti who operates her Twitter handle, has hit out at the ongoing visit of Union ministers to Jammu and Kashmir. She tweeted, “Normalcy acrobatics in full swing. Kashmir continues to reel under a crippling Internet shutdown & political leaders remain detained. There is massive surveillance & […]
Remove my security cover: Iltija Mufti
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, has asked the government to remove her security after she was prevented from visiting the grave of her grandfather and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on his fourth death anniversary. “I don’t want any SSG (Special Security Group) cover, it has […]
Iltija Mufti says barred from visiting grandfather’s grave
Srinagar: Days after five Kashmir politicians were released from detention after five months, Iltija Mufti, daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, on Thursday said that authorities have barred her from moving out of her residence at Gupkar Road here to visit her grandfather’s grave. “I wanted to go to the mausoleum of my grandfather […]
Mehbooba’s daughter asks govt for info on J&K detainees
Srinagar: The daughter of PDP leader and former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has written to the government, on behalf of her mother, seeking information on the number of people detained since the August 5 abrogation of special status and also on those lodged in jails outside the state. In a letter to the Union […]