Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti denies Amit Shah's allegations

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday denied emphatically that she discriminated against Jammu and Ladakh regions and wondered why none of the BJP ministers spoke about it till now if it was trueIn a string of tweets the Peoples Democratic Party PDP chief said that whatever happened during the time of the PDPBJP rule in the state was in accordance with the Agenda of Alliance AoA the two parties had drawn upMany false charges levelled against us by our former allies she said in response to Amit Shahs statements made in Jammu a day earlierOur commitment to the AoA coauthored by BJP leader Ram Madhav and endorsed by senior leaders like Rajnath Singh never wavered It is sad to see them disown their own initiative and label it a soft approachStatus quo on Article 370 dialogue with Pakistan and Hurriyat were a part of AoA Encouraging dialogue withdrawing cases against stonepelters and the unilateral ceasefire were muchneeded measures to restore confidence on the ground This was recognized and endorsed by the BJPAllegations of discrimination against Jammu and Ladakh have no basis in reality Yes the Kashmir Valley has been in turmoil for a long time and the floods of 2014 were a setback therefore needed focused attention But that does not mean that there was any less development elsewhere she addedIf anything they BJP should review the performance of their own ministers who largely represented the Jammu region If there were any such concerns none among them either at the state or central level talked about it during the last three yearsMehbooba Mufti said that not handing over the Rasana rape and murder case to the CBI getting the prorapist Ministers removed from the cabinet and issuing orders not to harass the Gujjar and Bakarwal community in the guise of antiencroachment drives were her duty as Chief MinisterAfter expressing concern about freedom of expression in JampK following Shujaat Bukharis murder their MLA notorious still threatens journalists belonging to the valley So what are they going to do about himCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever