Mehbooba junks reports of alliance with Cong; PDP to contest all J&K seats

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she said top industrialists ran away with huge money while 'Chowkidar' kept watching

Press Trust of India  |  Jammu 

Mehbooba Mufti
Mehbooba Mufti. File photo.

The Peoples (PDP) Tuesday dismissed reports of an alliance with the and said the party is preparing to contest all the six Lok Sabha seats in

"We are preparing to contest all the six seats," Mehbooba told reporters late Tuesday night.

Dismissing of parleys with the party on an alliance, she said, "We had no talks with (on alliance). It is mere speculation. If they want to have an alliance with the NC, that is there internal matter".

Replying to a question on the death of a in police custody in Kashmir, she said the incident was unfortunate.

"It will further take children towards violence and terror, as you all know what happened recently in Pulwama, where a youth attacked a CRPF vehicle and brought and to brink of war," Mufti said.

Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, she said top industrialists run away with huge money when "Chowkidar" kept watching.

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First Published: Tue, March 19 2019. 23:55 IST