PDP leader Iltija Mufti sharply criticized Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah for refusing an alcohol ban, arguing his justification—that Hindus may drink because religion permits it—doesn’t add up. Posting on X, Mufti demanded to know how Hindu-majority states like Gujarat and Bihar managed alcohol prohibitions “without a whimper.” She also said Abdullah dismissed religious sensibilities of the majority with indifference. Abdullah, meanwhile, defended his stance by saying people aren’t being forced to drink.
Iltija Mufti’s social media account was blocked in India after she shared a video of the late Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a case tied to the video. The PDP criticized the move, saying silencing voices will not solve Kashmir’s underlying issues.
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Iltija Mufti, daughter of former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, had her X account withheld in India on May 11. The move follows a legal demand linked to an FIR filed by Cyber Police Kashmir over the spread of a video clip associated with Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The development comes after she recently criticized CM Omar Abdullah’s liquor policy.
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