Three leaders quit Mehbooba Mufti’s party over her remarks

SRINAGAR — Three leaders today quit People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu, saying Mehbooba Mufti’s remarks had “hurt patriotic sentiments.”

PDP leaders TS Bajwa, Ved Mahajan and Hussain A Waffa sent resignation letters to party Chief Mehbooba Mufti.

The leaders, in their letter, said they were “feeling quite uncomfortable over some of her actions and undesirable utterances especially which hurt patriotic sentiments.”

Last week, Mehbooba Mufti, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, had said she was not interested in contesting elections or holding the Indian flag until the constitutional changes enforced on August 5 last year were rolled back.

Calling the Central government “robbers”, she demanded that Jammu and Kashmir’s separate flag be restored.