PDP elects Mehbooba as legislature party leader

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today unanimously elected Mehbooba Mufti as the leader of the legislature party at a specially convened session of legislators at the party headquarters in Jammu today.

Her name was proposed by the senior party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussein Baig. All the legislators unanimously acknowledged. The party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was also present at the meeting.

The PDP legislators also unanimously chose Sofi Abdul Gaffar, MLA Homshalibugh as the party's Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly. Mr Murtaza Hussain Khan would lead the party in the Legislative Council.

Close after the election of the Chief Whip, PDP issued direction to all its legislators to be present on 13 February in Jammu for voting in favor of the party candidate Sayeed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari for election to Rajya Sabha.

Briefing the media after her election as the leader of the PDP legislature party, Mufti said at today's meeting the legislators thoroughly discussed the strategy to be adopted in the forthcoming session of the newly elected assembly and resolved to play an effective and responsible role for not only seeking the resolution of the Kashmir issue, but also to address the developmental and governance concerns of the people in all the regions and sub-regions of the State.

"I think people have more expectations with the PDP than with the Government," she said and added that PDP would strive hard to come up to the expectations of the masses.

Senior PDP leader Muzaffar Hussein Baig who was also present at the media briefing said the PDP would play the role of a responsive and responsible opposition and seek justice for genuine political and economic concerns of the people in all the regions of the State.