Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday sparked off a fresh controversy by first praising Taliban as the superpower America was forced to pack its bag in Afghanistan and secondly warned the Union Government to restart talks the way Atal Bihari Vajpayee did and restore Article 370 otherwise it will be too late.
Addressing a gathering of party workers in Kulgam PDP Chief also warned the Union Government (without naming any one) to immediately restore the special status of the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir without wasting any time.
Mehbooba adopted a threatening posture while thundering on top of her voice, “don’t test our patience and change your ways while you still have a chance. Remember how Vajpayee initiated the peace process. You must restart talks with Kashmiris and return whatever you have looted.”
She further urged the people to fight against the abrogation of Article 370 “peacefully”.
Reacting to her statement, former Deputy Chief Minister and a senior BJP leader in Jammu Prof Nirmal Singh said the PDP Chief has lost her political ground and it is the reason she is growing desperate and making such statements in support of Taliban.
“If she thinks that she can blackmail us then she needs to understand that this is Modi’s India. Those days are gone and we will not be blackmailed,” he added. In the recent past Mehbooba Mufti had made several provocative statements targeting the Union Government and its handling of Jammu & Kashmir after the reorganisation of Jammu & Kashmir leading to Abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A.