Number of seats won by PDP reflects strength of Party is intact: Mehbooba Mufti

People’s Democratic Party (PDP), President Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the more than half of the seats won by her party in District Development Council Elections reflect the strength of the PDP Party is intact.

Mehbooba who was talking to the media after re-elected as Party president said that keeping In view the challenges and current situation of the party, “I have been assigned a big responsibility by party workers. PDP is born to represent the aspirations of people and to normalize the situation of Jammu and Kashmir. We will make efforts to make Jammu and Kashmir a bridge of peace between India and Pakistan not an arena of war.”

While replying to IGP Kashmir’s remarks that action will be taken against political leaders who are trying to instigate people by spreading rumors, Mehbooba said, ” IGP is on his way and doing his work, I am doing mine,” he said.

“Father demanding dead body of his son, a minor girl survived abduction bid. These are the hardships, difficulties which the people of Jammu and Kashmir are facing and I have to talk about them. If It is against the law, he(IGP) can do his duty and can arrest me, “I am doing my duty, “Mehbooba added.

On being asked about parting ways of some leaders from PDP, Mehbooba said, “We are fortunate that our workers is still standing where he was” and added that we fought on 61 seats in DDC Elections and won 30 seats which means PDP is still in hearts of people. After Parting way from PDP, they(Leaders) couldn’t take Workers with them.”