Jammu Tawi, Jan 09
Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party has expelled eight leaders for going “against the will of the people” by engaging in parleys with the government.
The People's Democratic Party has expelled eight party leaders who met members of a foreign delegation in Srinagar today. The party expelled the leaders for going “against the will of the people” by engaging in parleys with the government.
“PDP expels leaders for going against the will of the people,” the party said in a press release posted on its official Twitter handle.
The leaders who have been expelled are Dilawar Mir, Rafi Ahmad Mir, Zaffar Iqbal, Abdul Majeed Padroo, Raja Manzoor Khan, Javaid Hussain Baig, Qamar Hussain and Abdul Rahim Rather — all former MLAs.
“In view of the development post-August 5 and the unilateral move of the government of India which has violated the will and hurt the sentiments of people, it has come to attention of the party that certain party leaders have been part of the parleys which go against the interests of the state, official position and core beliefs of the party,” the release said.
It said the party disciplinary committee has recommended the expulsion of all these leaders from the basic membership of the party. The expelled leaders have thrown their weight behind former PDP leader Syed Altaf Bukhari and were part of the delegation that met Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu On Tuesday.
Congress has also asked two of its leaders from Kashmir to explain their position for being part of group of leaders who called on some visiting foreign dignitaries at Srinagar today. Taking note of the reports of participation of its two leaders in a group of political leaders who called on the foreign delegation, Jammu and Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) has asked them to explain their position in this regard. They had neither informed the party nor sought any permission as the Congress party had no invitation from any quarter, JKPCC Chief Spokesperson Mr. Ravinder Sharma said.
These leaders met the visiting envoys from 15 countries, who arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. This is the second visit by diplomats since August last year when Jammu and Kashmir's special status was revoked and it was downsized to a union territory.
