Mehbooba meets party leaders at her residence

Srinagar Oct 14 (PTK):In her first appearance post release from a 14-month detention, Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday chaired a meeting with the party leaders.

Mufti was seen interacting with the leaders of her party, who were welcoming and greeting her. She is likely to visit Bijbehara to offer prayers at the grave of her father, Mufti Mohammad Syed, later in the day.

Mehbooba Mufti was released on Tuesday night after the Union Territory administration revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) charges against her, over an year after she was detained following the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. It was on August 5 last year when the Centre had ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into union territories.

In a 83-second audio message on Twitter, Mehbooba had vowed to continue her struggle for the restoration of Article 370 and the resolution of the Kashmir issue. She termed the Centre’s decision of August 5 as a “daylight robbery.”

She will hold press conference on Friday.(PTK)