Srinagar, Aug. 11 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has strongly criticised the Centre's decision to nominate five MLAs to the Union Territory's Legislative Assembly, accusing it of overriding the public mandate. She said the move amounts to handpicking legislators through undemocratic means, undermining the sanctity of the recently held elections in J&K.

Taking to X, Mehbooba Mufti posted that' GOIs decision to nominate 5 MLAs in J&K after holding elections is a blatant subversion of democratic principles. Nowhere else in the country does the Centre handpick legislators to override the public mandate.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelIn India's only Muslim-majority region, long marred by ...