Mufti Claims NC Founder Sheikh Abdullah Once Advocated J&K’s Accession to Pakistan
Omar Hits Back: Targeting Kashmir’s Tallest Leader for Cheap Publicity
PDP MLA Accuses CM of Sabotaging Ceasefire with War Rhetoric
KD News Service
Srinagar, May 15 : Tensions flared between Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today, as their war of words dominated public discourse amid heightened unease over recent cross-border hostilities. The exchange comes against the backdrop of heavy shelling along the Line of Control (LoC), which has claimed approximately 30 civilian lives and caused widespread property damage in Jammu and Kashmir.
Though India and Pakistan recently reaffirmed their commitment to a ceasefire, restoring normalcy remains fragile. Meanwhile, the political sparring between the two leaders has reignited debates over historical allegiances and present-day governance.
Earlier in the day, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, in a post on X, stated: “Time will reveal who seeks to appease whom. However, it’s worth recalling that your esteemed grandfather, Sheikh Sahab, advocated for accession to Pakistan for over two decades after losing power. But after being reinstated as Chief Minister, he suddenly reversed his stance by aligning with India.”
“In contrast, the PDP has consistently upheld its convictions and commitments, unlike your party, whose loyalties have shifted dramatically according to political expediency. We don’t need to stoke tensions or adopt warmongering rhetoric to validate our dedication. Our actions speak for themselves.”
Responding to Mufti’s remarks, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said: “What is truly unfortunate is that, in your blind lust to score cheap publicity points and please some people sitting across the border, you refuse to acknowledge that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has been one of the biggest historic betrayals of the people of J&K. I have always opposed this treaty, and I will continue to do so. Opposing a blatantly unfair treaty is in no way warmongering—it’s about correcting a historic injustice that denied the people of J&K the right to use our water for ourselves.”
Within minutes of the Chief Minister’s post, PDP MLA from Pulwama, Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, retaliated on X: “This comes from a Chief Minister who tried to sabotage ceasefire efforts with war cries, watched civilians die under cross-border shelling, and whose father blamed locals for the Pahalgam incident even after the Government of India identified the culprits. Now he dares to accuse a former CM of ‘pleasing people across the border’? The objective is to label every peace-seeking Kashmiri as anti-national to keep Kashmir alienated from Delhi. Ironically, to score cheap political points, he brands the same former CM as a BJP ally in Kashmir and an anti-national in Delhi.”
