Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 22: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Monday unanimously re-elected as president of the PDP for a three-year term.
Mufti's name was proposed by senior leader Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura and seconded by Khurshid Alam, a party spokesperson said after the election.
Senior PDP leader Abdul Rehman Veeri was the chairman of party election board, he said.
The spokesperson said the party's electoral college in Jammu had earlier unanimously re-elected Mufti as party chief.
Talking to reporters, Mufti said Jammu and Kashmir was going through tough times and that she will continue to lead the PDP on the mission for which it was established.
"The PDP was established for raising the voice of the people and problems they face. We will continue to do that," she said.
In response to a question, the PDP president said, "If they (police) think that I should be arrested for fighting for peoples' rights, let them do their duty. I will continue to do my work."
Asked about restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti said, "It is not for me to decide. The Centre has to restore it." |
