Authorities have requested former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti to vacate a home she has been staying in since 2005. The home on Gupkar Highway overlooking Srinagar’s Dal Lake was allotted to her father, former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
“The estates’ division has issued a discover to Mehbooba Mufti asking her to vacate the home,” mentioned Suhail Bukhari, a spokesperson for Mufti’s Folks Democratic Social gathering (PDP).
It was unclear whether or not an alternate lodging has been provided to Mufti. Officers mentioned she could be offered one other home if she needs.
Mohit Bhat, a PDP chief, mentioned the Gupkar Highway home was offered to Sayeed on safety grounds in 2005 as he needed to maneuver to his private residence, which was used as a visitor home within the Nineteen Eighties.
Safety businesses used the home within the early Nineties earlier than it was renovated and allotted to a bureaucrat.
Mufti has been among the many vocal critics of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Social gathering since she was compelled to step down because the chief minister after the get together withdrew assist for her authorities in June 2018.
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