Overview
- Speaking at Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s 10th death anniversary in Bijbehara, the PDP chief accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of staying silent on everyday hardships while fixating on attacking her party.
- She said youths who speak up are being arrested and claimed thousands remain in jails, adding that courts rebuffed her attempts to seek relief for detainees.
- Opposing proposed railway alignments through south Kashmir orchards, she urged the Centre to provide four jobs per affected household before acquiring land.
- Arguing that dialogue is the only path on Jammu and Kashmir, she called for the Army’s return to barracks and the repeal of AFSPA.
- Invoking her father’s legacy and urging party workers to safeguard the PDP, she alleged the NC compromised with New Delhi and cited a suicide bombing by Dr. Umar Nabi and a Qazigund self-immolation as signs of deepening alienation.