Pakistan, militants allowed conducive atmosphere for polls: J&K CM Mufti

Pakistan, militants allowed conducive atmosphere for polls: J&K CM Mufti, Soon after taking oath, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Sunday stoked controversy saying

Hurriyat, militant outfits and "people from across the border", an oblique reference to Pakistan, allowed conducive atmosphere for assembly polls, drawing sharp reaction from NC leader Omar Abdullah who demanded that BJP clarify its stand.

"I want to say this on record and I have told this to the Prime Minister that the we must credit the Hurriyat, militant outfits for the conduct of assembly elections in the state," Sayeed said during a press conference in Jammu after being sworn in as head of the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir at a ceremony which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.....Read More